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As treaties against nuclear weapons are beginning to falter and as global conflicts are beginning to stir, a new nuclear arms race appears to be brewing. 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 also dives into how the U.S. is considering expanding, rather than reducing, its nuclear arsenal.

Amidst growing global tensions, it's crucial that world leaders remember the unacceptably high costs of a nuclear strike. We're pleased to see the United Nations vote to produce a new study on the impacts of nuclear war - the first in 35 years. The results to come will reaffirm what countless experts have been saying for decades: nuclear war leaves no winners.

In 2023, the nine nuclear-armed states spent $10.8 billion (13.4%) more on their nuclear arsenals than the year before, a total of $91.4 billion, or $2,898 per second on nuclear weapons. Every country increased the amount it spent on nuclear weapons. The United States had the biggest increase, at nearly 18%. The United States spent more than all of the other nuclear-armed states combined, at $51.5 billion. China surpassed Russia as the second-highest spender at $11.9 billion, and Russia came in third, spending $8.3 billion. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons : REPORT

US discloses data on its strategic nuclear weapons As of September 2023, the United States had 3,748 nuclear warheads, the National Nuclear Security Agency reports. This figure shows that the stockpile is down 88% from its peak of 31,255 at the end of the 1967 fiscal year, according to the agency. The number of US non-strategic nuclear weapons has fallen by more than 90% since September 1991. @ukraine_watch

Finnish nuclear weapons policy should decrease rather than increase the dependency on nuclear weapons, globally and locally. Nuclear deterrence is not credible in case of Finland (and many other jurisdictions), and the idea of a controllable, limited nuclear war is simply dangerous. Overall, the if transferring, deploying, or other ways of using and utilizing nuclear weapons are thought as effective steering mechanisms in international relations and foreign policy, please think again. Thanks to Kanava, the leading intellectual periodical in Finland, for publishing my piece and kudos for the appropriate cover! Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Bombs is observed on September 26 each year. One of the oldest goals of the United Nations is achieving global nuclear disarmament. The truth is that today, around 13,080 nuclear weapons remain. Something important is that countries possessing such weapons have well-funded, long-term plans to modernize their nuclear arsenals. https://lnkd.in/eSYe7fuh

Yesterday held a professional discussion on nuclear energy with my international colleagues. My points that I made very clear: 1) The demand for nuclear component in global energy mix will increase up to 30% in 3 years comparing to the current market trends. 2) Russia suspended the Nuclear Ban Treaty in 2023 and it is due to expire in 2026, leaving the two major global nuclear superpowers without any remaining bilateral nuclear weapons agreement. 3) The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has no expiration date thanks to Article IX which states that the Treaty is of unlimited duration. But the Treaty has not entered into force, as eight specific nations have not ratified it. 4) As I continue to highlight in my research, Kazakhstan should get more internationally detached and unbiased expertise to cover the most crucial topics, including energy security and water safety in the Central Asian region.

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How many warheads are in the United States stockpile? "The United States has embarked on a wide-ranging nuclear modernization program that will ultimately see every nuclear delivery system replaced with newer versions over the coming decades. In this issue of the Nuclear Notebook, we estimate that the United States maintains a stockpile of approximately 3,708 warheads—an unchanged estimate from the previous year." Read the latest Nuclear Notebook entry from Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, and Mackenzie Knight of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eKkRvgFi

🇨🇳 Recently, China has begun to expand and modernize its nuclear forces, which creates uncertainty for the US and its allies. 🎙️ Listen to the latest episode of China Global with GMF host Bonnie Glaser and guest John Culver to dive deeper in the topic: https://bit.ly/3Yg5utN