The Russian arsenal is continuing a comprehensive modernization program intended to replace most Soviet-era weapons by the mid to late 2020s. To see all previous Nuclear Notebook columns, go to https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-risk/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-notebook/ ....
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile.
1. We estimate that Russia stores its nuclear weapons at approximately 40 permanent storage sites across the country, including about 10 national-level central storage sites (Kristensen and Norris 2014, 2–9; US Department of State 2022d, 10). Essential references for following Russian strategic ...
Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for over 30 years and has relied on Kremlin subsidies and support, allowed Russia to use his country’s territory to send troops into neighboring Ukraine in 2022 and to host some of itstactical nuclear ...
But reducing the West's reliance risks increasing costs, the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report said. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western countries have tried to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies, and enforced harsh sanctions...
“Simply put, these missiles, equipped with the most powerful warheads, will give their creator a new deterrent, which nuclear weapons are to this day,” Litovkin notes. According to him, the ‘Zircon’ was initially created as a countermeasure for aircraft carrier groups that consist of up ...
→ It was Russia who made the decision to invade in 2014 and escalate in 2022. Ukraine was preparing to invade Russia → Obviously false as they don’t have the military resources, experience, population, or economy to do it, not to mention that Russia has nuclear weapons....
The drills have presented a potential challenge to the United States and its allies. Putin has muddied the waters about his intentions after threatening to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia in its unraveling invasion of Ukraine. Western officials, however, have expressed confidence in th...
Ukraine's intelligence service said Lt Gen Kirillov was responsible for "the massive use of banned chemical weapons" against the Ukrainian military. According to the SBU there have been more than 4,800 uses of chemical weapons on the battlefield since February 2022, particu...
However it is not going to happen, if someone is committed to using nuclear weapons, why the fuck would they have to wait for some paperwork. It's not like Putin has ever obeyed what rules have been written before. So tell me Yuppie 2.0 why is he waiting, cause using nukes and every...