As the race of Russia, the US and not only to nuclear power gallops
What emerges from a SIPRI report on nuclear power. The article by Giuseppe Gagliano
Despite the conclusion of the Cold War, nuclear deterrence still remains a pillar of fundamental importance for maintaining the balance of power at the global level, as the data that were provided on Monday 14 June by SIPRI indisputably demonstrate .
While in 2020 the estimates regarding nuclear weapons deployed in operational units were 3720, in 2021 they reached 3825, most of which belong to Russia and the United States.
The fact that they have been placed in the "state of maximum operational alert" is significant.
THE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ARSENAL
As for the Russian nuclear arsenal in 2021 it was increased with about 180 warheads. This increase relates specifically to land-based multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine ballistic missiles (SLBMs).
ENGLAND ALSO INCREASES ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Of great interest, from a strategic point of view, is the fact that England has planned to increase nuclear weapons from 180 to 260 as indicated in its Defense Report.
EXPANSION OF THE NUCLEAR DEVICE ALSO FOR CHINA, INDIA AND PAKISTAN
Of similar interest are the SIPRI data on China , India on Pakistan which are successfully carrying out a real modernization and a real expansion of the nuclear device as much as North Korea which continues to strengthen its nuclear program. .
NEW START TREATY EXTENDED
Although on February 3 the United States and Russia renewed New Start – a treaty that indicates a maximum of 1,550 warheads and 700 missiles and bombers deployed for each of the two states – it remains to be seen how effective it will be .
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/nucleare-di-russia-usa/ on Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:10:50 +0000.