World's usable nuke arsenal rose in 2022

World's usable nuke arsenal rose in 2022 – study

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 30, 2023 12:31 am

THE world's number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely by Russia and China, a new report out Wednesday said as nuclear tensions have risen since the war in Ukraine.

The nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 ready-to-use warheads in 2023 — up from 9,440 the year prior, according to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor published by the NGO Norwegian People's Aid.

PROVOCATIVE ACT Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Transport Minister at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 25, 2023. Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbor and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union. AFP PHOTO

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