As a candidate, President Yoon Suk Yeol called for the return of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, and in January he suggested that there may come a time when the country needs to develop its own arsenal.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/analysis-calls-for-south-korean-nuclear-arsenal-unlikely-to-fade-despite-u-s-deal-analysts/article_a8c097c1-6917-5c16-b7da-588dae67d576.html

Estonia's UN envoy Rein Tammsaar, speaking also on behalf of Latvia and Lithuania, warned the Security Council Friday as it met to discuss Russia's plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ukraine-calls-russia-un-presidency-slap-face.1023014

"From April 3, we will start training the crew and on July 1 we will complete the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1752224/putin-ukraine-nuclear-weapons-war

Kim doubled down on his nuclear push entering 2023, calling for an "exponential increase" in the country's nuclear warheads, mass production of battlefield tactical nuclear weapons and the development of more advanced ICBMs.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-south-korea-tensions-drills-1.6753396?cmp=rss

On March 28 North Korean state media revealed the “Hwasan-31” tactical nuclear warhead, showing that at least 10 had been produced, with a poster showing 8 tactical nuclear weapons.

Source: https://www.worldtribune.com/north-korea-reveals-new-tactical-nuclear-warhead-but-how-many-does-china-have/

Russia has stationed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, he said, adding that Moscow has already transferred several Iskander tactical missile systems to Belarus that can be used to launch nuclear weapons.

Source: http://thenewtoday.gd/putin-says-moscow-is-denuclearizing-belarus-for-the-first-time-since-the-1990s/

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this week that his country intended to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/trump-indictment-throws-2024-race-into-uncharted-territory-mlb-judge-start-on-high-note-hot/article_7c5db6c8-c6c4-59a6-9501-8a5a5d4be936.html

She did not respond to questions on specific dangers or potential ramifications of Russia's announcement or movement of tactical nuclear weapons that led the alliance to characterizing it as dangerous.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/03/26/nato-calls-russia-tactical-nuclear-weapons-announcement-dangerous-irresponsible/3681679851788/

Speaking after Thursday’s summit, he hailed the declared deployment of some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus earlier this year, arguing that “only the existence of the powerful weapons could guarantee security in the region.”

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-11-23/armenias-leader-snubs-meeting-of-russia-dominated-security-grouping-over-a-rift-with-the-kremlin

The Russian leader had announced the plans to send tactical nuclear weapons — less powerful than strategic ones — in March.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/putin-says-sent-nuclear-warheads-to-belarus/

The U.S. government believes Russia has about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/putin-says-russia-will-station-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-belarus/article_f8f6f809-f6f0-5b61-ab6a-e43b5ba64d42.html

This is not a new phenomenon—Henry Kissinger suggested the use of tactical nuclear weapons more than sixty years ago.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/12/the-war-machine-keeps-turning/