Putin’s Ultimatum
Putin has made it clear that Russia will use every option necessary to defend its borders. According to US President Joe Biden, he is not joking. Putin said that at the time of World War II, America had set an example to the world that nuclear weapons can be used for security. Foreign affairs experts say that Putin has told about his intention to deploy nuclear weapons with this statement. He says that this statement should be seen as a warning to those countries which are increasing their stake in the war in Ukraine.
how many weapons does russia have
According to American scientists, Russia currently has 5,977 nuclear weapons. Of these, 1500 are weapons that have been removed or are to be removed. 4500 or more nuclear weapons, such as ballistic missiles or rockets that have the ability to strike far, are still very effective. These weapons are called strategic nuclear weapons. Whenever there is talk of nuclear weapons, they are mentioned only. The remaining nuclear weapons are smaller and less dangerous. They are used in close combat on land, air or in the sea. But this does not necessarily mean that Russia has thousands of long-range nuclear weapons.
Russia signs on NPT
Nine countries, including China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the US and the UK, have nuclear weapons. However, Israel never believes that it has nuclear weapons. According to experts, there are 1500 Russian weapons that have been deployed. These missiles are positioned close to the launchers. 191 countries, including China, France, Russia, the US and the UK, have signed the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Under this agreement, these countries will have to reduce the stock of nuclear weapons they have. These weapons have to be completely abolished.
India, Israel and Pakistan have not signed the NPT. North Korea withdrew from it in 2003. Israel is the only country among these nine countries that has never publicly acknowledged it despite having nuclear weapons. There is no evidence yet that Ukraine has tried to acquire nuclear weapons. Although Putin has always been making this claim.
Will Putin really drop the bomb?
Experts have predicted what would happen if Putin carried out a nuclear attack on Ukraine. Experts believe that in the worst case scenario, there is little chance that Russia will use nuclear weapons. But if he does so then he will face heavy sanctions from the international community. Nothing more will happen than this.
According to him, Putin himself would also like to avoid the use of nuclear attack. When the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 15 kilotons of nuclear energy killed 146,000 people. Modern-day nuclear weapons have 1000 kilotons of power which can cause havoc.
Biden threatens again
On the other hand, US President Joe Biden has again threatened Putin in an interview. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, he said that if he did a nuclear attack on Ukraine, then its consequences would be disastrous. However, Biden has said in the interview that he does not think Putin will use nuclear weapons.