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An estimated 12,705 warheads were in nuclear inventories as of 2022, most of them held by the United States and Russia, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Beijing has also been rapidly adding nuclear warheads, taking a tougher line on its claim to the South China Sea and painting a scenario of impending confrontation.
Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/04/16/g-7-envoys-urge-tough-stance-on-chinese-n-korean-aggression/
By 2035 it is expected to have 1,500 warheads ready to fire — every one of them carrying a destructive power that dwarfs the bombs dropped in 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
By the same token, Cool Hand Vlad may be an evil-doer against his own domestic subjects, but he’s not about to attempt national suicide by attacking America’s triad deterrent armed with 3,750 nuclear warheads.
Furthermore, he said, “Iran will be able to speed up the research and development of delivery platforms for nuclear warheads.”
Source: https://www.jns.org/tehran-already-violating-missile-embargo-set-to-expire-in-october/
In 2021 the US Department of Defense estimated China had around 400 warheads.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67163903?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
It said Mr Kim later watched the ship’s personnel conduct a drill of launching “strategic” cruise missiles – a word implying the weapons were developed to carry nuclear warheads.
Its operational range of 2,000 kilometres and adaptability for both conventional and nuclear warheads make it a versatile and potent addition to Russia’s military arsenal.
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
Kim vowed to launch three new spy satellites in 2024, build more military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal, which analysts estimate could already include 20 to 60 warheads, if not more.
Recent declassifying of reports has shown that the United States has greatly slowed down the dismantling of retired warheads.
Source: https://newstalk870.am/ixp/134/p/washington-most-nuclear-weapons/
Russian state news agency Tass revealed on Monday that the first Poseidon nuclear warheads were ready, citing an official source from Vladimir Putin’s government.
The AWE is a research facility specialising in the design, manufacture of nuclear warheads.
The Belarusian leader stated that he had also ordered to restore of the platforms in Belarus where strategic ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads were once stationed.
Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/198943/Russia-may-put-strategic-nukes-in-Belarus-Lukashenko-says
The Iskanders are able to delivering each typical and nuclear warheads.
The nuclear warheads held by China is likely to increase to 550 in 2027, which is the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the country's armed forces and to 900 in 2035, the sources said as per the news report.
Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-plans-to-triple-nuclear-warheads-to-900-by-2035-report-3776806
The pact, signed by former President Barack Obama, limited both nations to 1500 nuclear warheads and declared that both countries should be able to inspect each other’s sites to ensure they were not breaking that limit.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1757234/putin-ballistic-missile-russia-rocket
The Russian army has begun deploying vessels carrying tactical nuclear warheads in the Baltic Sea, according to a report.
The United Nations Security Council has banned all activities carried out by North Korea using so-called ballistic missiles, which can be equipped with nuclear warheads.
Source: https://www.thecherawchronicle.com/north-korea-launches-a-ballistic-missile-towards-japan/
“We received the state-of-the-art Iskander complex, which can use missiles with nuclear warheads.