There are no treaty limits to the number of tactical (non-strategic or battlefield) nuclear weapons a country can possess.
๐บ๐ธ has est. 230 tactical nuclear weapons
๐ท๐บ has est. 1,000 to 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons
Source: sgp.fas.org/crs/nuke/RL325โฆ (2021, p. 2) #escalation 1/
๐บ๐ธ has est. 230 tactical nuclear weapons
๐ท๐บ has est. 1,000 to 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons
Source: sgp.fas.org/crs/nuke/RL325โฆ (2021, p. 2) #escalation 1/
https://twitter.com/EdwardGLuce/status/1505880801254293514
"We estimate that Russia today has approximately 1,912 nonstrategic nuclear warheads, potentially fewer, assigned for delivery by air, naval, ground, and various defensive forces." 2/ thebulletin.org/premium/2022-0โฆ
"Russia retains the right to use nuclear weapons. This does not mean that Russia will use such weapons, and deterrence at the strategic level appears to be robust. At the tactical level, however, the situation is different." 3/ thebulletin.org/2022/03/read-tโฆ
"โEscalating to de-escalateโ in a war with NATO would run the serious risk of escalation rather than de-escalation. In a local war with a non-nuclear adversary, however, the small-scale tactical use of nuclear weapons might be a serious temptation, especially if .. 4/
.. the war were not going according to plan. In short, the impulse to escalate in a tight corner could be strong." 5/
More on de-escalation โ a strategy envisioning the threat of a limited nuclear strike that would deter the US and its allies from involvement in conflicts in which Russia has an important stake. End/ thebulletin.org/2022/03/russiaโฆ
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