Infographic: The world nuclear club
3 years, 1 month ago

Infographic: The world nuclear club

Al Jazeera  

While 32 countries generate atomic energy, nine have nuclear weapons and seven countries have both. Global nuclear energy Nuclear energy provides roughly 10 percent of the world’s electricity. As of 2020, just 5 percent of Japan’s electricity came from nuclear power, according to the World Nuclear Association. Nuclear warheads per country Nine countries possessed roughly 13,150 warheads as of August 2021, according to the Federation of American Scientists. The treaty bans signatories other than the US, Russia, China, UK, and France from acquiring nuclear weapons in return for allowing them to pursue peaceful nuclear programmes for power generation, overseen by the UN.

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Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
2 weeks ago

Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki described on Tuesday the agony he witnessed in 1945, including the charred corpses of his loved ones and the ruins of his city, as he accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on his organization’s behalf. “The nuclear superpower Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons …

Nuclear weapons should be relics of the past
1 year, 3 months ago

Nuclear weapons should be relics of the past

Al Jazeera  

As the world marks the International Day against Nuclear Tests, we should all join the fight for global disarmament. Decades have passed since the Semipalatinsk Test Site was used as a canvas for nuclear experimentation, yet the threat to the world from nuclear weapons remains all too real. The success of initiatives like the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, …

Biggest rise in China's nuclear weapons, global stockpile also increases: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Biggest rise in China's nuclear weapons, global stockpile also increases: Report

Hindustan Times  

The global nuclear weapons stockpile is at an all-time high, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute revealed estimating that there are 12,512 nuclear warheads in the world, up 86 from a year ago. “We are approaching, or maybe have already reached, the end of a long period of the number of nuclear weapons worldwide declining,” Sipri director …

Infographic: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have?
2 years, 3 months ago

Infographic: How many nuclear weapons does Russia have?

Al Jazeera  

As tensions continue to rise and the rhetoric heats up, we take a look at Russia’s nuclear capabilities. And those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the weathervane can turn and point towards them.” The United States and Kyiv’s Western allies have said Moscow’s latest moves – including planned annexation referendums in occupied Ukrainian areas …

Nagasaki marks atomic bombing anniversary amid nuclear war fears
2 years, 4 months ago

Nagasaki marks atomic bombing anniversary amid nuclear war fears

The Hindu  

Nagasaki paid tribute to the victims of the U. S. atomic bombing 77 years ago on August 9, with the mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is not just a worry but “a tangible and present crisis.” Mayor Tomihisa Taue, in his speech on August 9 at the Nagasaki Peace Park, said nuclear …

SIPRI Says Global Nuclear Arsenal To Grow In The Coming Years, First Time Since Cold War
2 years, 6 months ago

SIPRI Says Global Nuclear Arsenal To Grow In The Coming Years, First Time Since Cold War

News 18  

The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened tensions among the world’s nine nuclear-armed states, …

US reveals it has more than 3,000 nuclear warheads
3 years, 2 months ago

US reveals it has more than 3,000 nuclear warheads

Daily Mail  

The Biden administration on Tuesday revealed it has more than 3,000 nuclear warheads as it released numbers for the first time since former President Trump stopped publishing numbers. 'Increasing the transparency of states’ nuclear stockpiles is important to nonproliferation and disarmament efforts, including commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and efforts to address all types of nuclear weapons, including deployed …

India, China and Pakistan appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, says Swedish think tank study
3 years, 6 months ago

India, China and Pakistan appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, says Swedish think tank study

Firstpost  

The study by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that Russia and the US together possess over 90% of the estimated 13,080 global nuclear weapons New Delhi: China, Pakistan and India have 350, 165 and 156 nuclear warheads respectively as of January this year and the three countries appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, a study by Stockholm International …

China, India, Pakistan expanding nuclear arsenal, says Swedish think tank
3 years, 6 months ago

China, India, Pakistan expanding nuclear arsenal, says Swedish think tank

The Hindu  

China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, according to Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Year Book 2021 released on Monday. ‘The overall number of warheads in global military stockpiles now appears to be increasing, a worrisome …

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