Report says nearly 10,000 nuclear weapons are ready for use worldwide
The Facts
- The Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report says the number of nuclear weapons deployed and ready for use rose last year to about 9,745 warheads worldwide.
- The report says this was an increase of 141 warheads from the previous year.
- The report says roughly 40% of the world's nuclear arsenal is deployed on missiles, mobile launchers, submarines, or bomber bases.
- The report says nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states have started increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so.
- The report says nuclear-armed states stepped up production and deployment of nuclear weapons last year.
- The report says the nine nuclear-armed states together possessed 12,187 warheads at the start of this year.
- The report says the overall number of warheads has fallen from the Cold War peak of more than 70,000 in the mid-1980s, even as ready-to-use weapons have increased in recent years.
Context
Who published the report?
The report was published by the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor, with reporting that attributes it to Norwegian People's Aid and the Federation of American Scientists Economic Times Excélsior La Jornada.
Which countries are counted as nuclear-armed in the report?
The report names Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea as the nine nuclear-armed states Euronews English Excélsior La Jornada.
Why do the monitors say the trend matters?
They say the increase is concerning because it is happening amid intensifying armed conflicts and raises the risk of rapid escalation, miscalculation, or accidental use 20 minutos Diario EL PAIS Urug… LaPatilla.com.
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