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Retired U.S. General Kevin Ryan has been outspoken in his warnings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. He spoke to RFE/RL’s Georgian Service about the effects of the Nova Kakhovka dam’s destruction, Zaporizhzhya, and other nuclear threats.
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Russia’s nuclear arsenal includes a stockpile of approximately 4,489 warheads with 1,674 strategic warheads deployed on ballistic missiles and at heavy bomber bases, while an approximate additional 999 strategic warheads—along with 1,816 nonstrategicwarheads—are held in reserve. The Russian arsenal continues its broad modernization intended to replace most Soviet-era weapons by the late-2020s.
Pranay Vaddi, the National Security Council’s senior director for arms control, said assessments that Beijing is expanding its nuclear arsenal is adding to concern about an era fraught with new dangers.