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 – showed Russia’s campaign was failing. While Russia and the US have dismantled thousands of their retired warheads, they still own 90 percent of the world’s total nuclear weapons. Two years later, South Africa joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a non-nuclear country. The treaty bans signatories other than the US, Russia, China, United Kingdom, 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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Russia revisits nuclear doctrine to allow attacks on non-nuclear states in response to Western weapons in Ukraine
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia revisits nuclear doctrine to allow attacks on non-nuclear states in response to Western weapons in Ukraine

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broadened the remit of his nuclear doctrine to fend off Western-supported attacks in the Ukraine war, threatening to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-armed nations even if not attacked by them. Mr Putin said under the lowered threshold, Russia could deploy nuclear bombs even if it was struck with conventional weapons, and that Moscow would consider …

Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds
6 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear-armed nations are deepening their reliance on their nuclear weapons, watchdog finds

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish think tank said Monday. “We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since the Cold War,” said Wilfred Wan, director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s …

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says
6 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says

NPR  

Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says toggle caption Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish think tank said Monday. "We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a …

Russia and Belarus begin second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Belarus begin second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says the exercises are a response to ‘daily provocations’ from the United States and its European allies. Russia and Belarus have begun the second stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, part of Moscow’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. Since sending thousands of troops into Ukraine in a full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, …

Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border
7 months ago

Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border

Al Jazeera  

‘First stage’ of exercises involves Iskander and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and is seen as a warning to Ukraine’s Western allies. Russia has begun the first stage of tactical nuclear weapons drills, involving Iskander and Kinzhal missiles, in areas bordering Ukraine. Belarus, where Russia said last year it was deploying tactical nuclear weapons, is also expected to take part. Nuclear analysts …

'Weapons exist to be used': Putin warns West, says ready for nuclear war
9 months, 1 week ago

'Weapons exist to be used': Putin warns West, says ready for nuclear war

India Today  

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war. Putin, speaking just days before a March 15-17 election which is certain to give him another six years in power, said the nuclear war scenario …

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression
1 year, 6 months ago

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already received some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons and warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to order their use if Belarus faced an act of aggression. The brash comments from Lukashenko contradicted earlier statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said Russian nuclear weapons would be deployed to Belarus …

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West. Putin announced the planned deployment of the short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to …

START treaty: Russia stops sending nuclear arms info to US
1 year, 8 months ago

START treaty: Russia stops sending nuclear arms info to US

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said: ‘There will be no notifications at all’ with Washington as the US also stops sharing data on its nuclear weapons with Moscow. Russia will no longer share detailed information on its nuclear weapons with the United States as outlined in the New START treaty, a senior official in Moscow has said, as Russia’s …

US stops sharing nuclear arms data with Russia under START Treaty
1 year, 8 months ago

US stops sharing nuclear arms data with Russia under START Treaty

Al Jazeera  

Under terms of the New START treaty, both countries should share data on deployed nuclear warheads on a biannual basis. The United States has told Russia it will cease exchanging detailed data on its nuclear weapons stockpiles, the White House said, calling the move a response to Russia’s suspension of participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. “Russia has …

After Russia suspends ‘New START treaty’, US to not give nuclear data to Moscow
1 year, 8 months ago

After Russia suspends ‘New START treaty’, US to not give nuclear data to Moscow

Hindustan Times  

The United States has told Russia it will not exchange data on its nuclear forces, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday, describing the change as a response to Moscow's decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. National flags of the US and Russia "Under international law, the United States has the right to respond to …

A look at Russia’s nuclear arsenal as Moscow to place nuke arms in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

A look at Russia’s nuclear arsenal as Moscow to place nuke arms in Belarus

Live Mint  

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that Russia is preparing to station tactical nuclear weapons in the neighboring Belarus. Putin said work would be completed on building storage units for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on July 1, a move he likened to US nuclear deployments in Europe. The clue is in the name: they are nuclear weapons used for …

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine War: In view of the West stepping up military support for Ukraine, Vladimir Putin in a warning on Saturday announced that Russia is planning to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. Russia has about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons Putin didn't say how many nuclear weapons Russia would keep in Belarus. The U.S. government believes Russia has about 2,000 …

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine. The U.S. government believes Russia has about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons, which include bombs that can be carried by tactical aircraft, warheads for short-range missiles and artillery rounds. “We …

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus
1 year, 9 months ago

Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement about tactical nuclear weapons comes after Britain’s decision to provide Ukraine with ammunition that he has falsely claimed contain nuclear components. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine. The U.S. government believes Russia has …

Russia’s nuclear arsenal: How big is it and who controls it?
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia’s nuclear arsenal: How big is it and who controls it?

Al Jazeera  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. Nuclear superpower Russia, which inherited the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons, has the world’s biggest stockpile of nuclear warheads. The Russian president is the ultimate decision-maker …

Seven talking points from Vladimir Putin’s speech: Nuclear weapons, Russian economy, same-sex marriage and more
1 year, 10 months ago

Seven talking points from Vladimir Putin’s speech: Nuclear weapons, Russian economy, same-sex marriage and more

Firstpost  

In a speech that lasted close to two hours as the war in Ukraine completes a year, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated what he has been saying time and again: The West was to be blamed for the offensive. “I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,” Putin told his …

What to know about Russia’s latest move on nuclear weapons
1 year, 10 months ago

What to know about Russia’s latest move on nuclear weapons

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Tuesday that Russia would suspend participation in the New START treaty, a key nuclear arms reduction agreement, is the latest in a series of ominous declarations in which he has made reference to his nuclear arsenal. New START – “START” is shorthand …

Ukraine war: Will Putin use nuclear weapons?
2 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine war: Will Putin use nuclear weapons?

Al Jazeera  

Russian president has repeatedly pledged to use all means at his disposal to keep his country safe. “All those weapons are in storage,” Pavel Podvig, a senior researcher who specialises in nuclear weapons at the United Nations’ disarmament think-tank in Geneva, told The Associated Press news agency. “But what will happen in a week or a month from now is …

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, …

Russia Ukraine War: What happened during day 7? | Namaste Bharat (03 Mar 2022)
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia Ukraine War: What happened during day 7? | Namaste Bharat (03 Mar 2022)

ABP News  

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its eighth day on Thursday, the Russian army has been wreaking havoc in Ukraine for consecutive days. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if the Third World War happens, nuclear weapons will also be involved in it and it will be disastrous. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin has put the …

Russia's got enough nuclear weapons for Putin to brag, make threats
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia's got enough nuclear weapons for Putin to brag, make threats

India Today  

Vladimir Putin's move to put Russia's nuclear forces on 'special alert' has slipped the world into a reality where nuclear weapon use is not entirely unimaginable. To use these warheads, China has 280 operational land-based ballistic missiles, 72 sea-based ballistic missiles, and 20 nuclear gravity bombs assigned to bombers. The history of UK stockpile size has not been declassified but …

How realistic is Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat?
2 years, 9 months ago

How realistic is Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threat?

Al Jazeera  

Frustrated by a lack of military progress in Ukraine, the Russian president has put his country’s nuclear arms on high alert. Arguably frustrated by the lack of progress in his war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has put Russia’s deterrent weapons – including its nuclear arms – on alert. Closer to reality, Russia has over 2,400 strategic nuclear weapons, with …

Russia’s nuclear threat explained
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia’s nuclear threat explained

LA Times  

In this image taken June 16, 2020, a Russian Tu-95 bomber, top, is intercepted by a U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of Alaska. On Monday, Acton said analysts he knows who have access to classified Russian information have “not seen any major changes to Russia’s nuclear force posture” except “increased readiness of nuclear command and control.” “I still …

NATO also has nukes, France warns Russia's Putin as Ukraine war enters Day 2
2 years, 10 months ago

NATO also has nukes, France warns Russia's Putin as Ukraine war enters Day 2

Hindustan Times  

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters a second day - at least 137 died in yesterday's fighting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said - concerns are being raised over the significant threat posed by nuclear weapons available to both the United States and Russia, as well as other western powers in the region - the United Kingdom and France. French Foreign …

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 …

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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