One can only guess at Russia's nuclear capability Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's nuclear forces to remain on "special" alert, raising concerns around the world. But analysts say the move could prompt Russia to warn other nations not to interfere in Ukraine's escalation of tensions and not to use nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have been around for almost 80 years, and many countries see them as a defense capability that guarantees their national security. How many nuclear weapons does Russia have? All nuclear weapons figures are based on estimates, but, according to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has 5,977 nuclear warheads, the devices that trigger a nuclear explosion, although it has about 1,500 that last. It has been completed and now they have to be destroyed. Nuclear weapons The remaining 4,500 or more, most of which are considered strategic nuclear weapons, are generally designed for use only during nuclear warfare and are intended to hit long-range targets. The rest are small, less destructive nuclear weapons for use on the battlefield or at short distances at sea. But that doesn't mean Russia has thousands of long-range nuclear weapons. Experts say only 1,588 Russian warheads are currently "deployed", meaning the weapons are mounted on missiles, bombers or submarines at sea. Comparison with other countries Nuclear weapons Of the more than 200 countries around the world, only China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom have nuclear weapons. China, France, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom are among the 191 states that have signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Under the agreement, they will have to reduce their stockpile of nuclear warheads, to the extent that they are obligated to destroy them altogether. That is why the nuclear powers have been reducing their stockpiles of nuclear weapons since the 1970s and 1980s. North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003, while India, Israel and Pakistan have never signed the treaty. Israel is the only one of the nine countries in the world to have nuclear weapons that has never acknowledged that it has nuclear weapons or that it has acquired the capability to build nuclear weapons. But everyone knows that Israel has nuclear weapons. Ukraine has no nuclear weapons, and despite President Putin's allegations, there is no evidence that he has sought to acquire them. How destructive are nuclear weapons ? Nuclear weapons are designed to wreak havoc. The nature of the catastrophe depends on many factors: The volume of nuclear weapons How high above the ground does it explode? Local environment Nuclear weapons But even the smallest nuclear weapon or warhead can cause great loss of life and property, and its harmful effects last a long time. The bomb, which killed 146,000 people in the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II, weighed 15 kilotons. And modern-day nuclear warheads can weigh more than 1,000 kilotons. No traces of life remain in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear explosion or in a place where a nuclear explosion has taken place. In the case of a nuclear explosion, a huge fireball is formed with a very loud explosion with a blinding glow. The blast is so severe that no building or structure can survive within a radius of several kilometers, and the whole city is reduced to rubble. What is the meaning of 'nuclear deterrent' and has it proved to be a car crash? The reason for maintaining a large number of nuclear weapons is that you have the ability to destroy the enemy and he will think a hundred times before launching any kind of attack on you out of this fear. The most popular term for this fear is 'Mutually Assured Destruction', meaning that the complete destruction of both the one who first used the nuclear weapon and the one on whom the nuclear weapon was used is certain, is still applicable today. Although many nuclear tests have been carried out since the invention of the atomic bomb and their technical complexity and destructive power have steadily increased, no nuclear weapons have been used in any armed conflict or war since 1945. Is. Russia's nuclear policy is based solely on the possession of nuclear weapons as a deterrent, and its use is discussed only in four cases: In the event of a ballistic missile being fired at the Russian Federation and its allies In the event of the use of nuclear weapons against the Russian Federation or its allies In the event of an attack on key government, military and nuclear installations in the Russian Federation Or in the case of such a large-scale attack on the Russian Federation with conventional weapons when the security of the state is at stake. #UkraineRussiaWar #SlavaUkraini#UkraineEU #UkraineKrieg #putin #ukraine
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