Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again threatened to turn to nuclear weapons, most likely what are often called tactical nuclear weapons. But what are they and how do they differ from a regular nuclear weapon? Here's what you need to know.
In a speech last week, he warned that, “In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us. This is not a bluff.” Russian weapon systems include 4,477 deployed and reserve nuclear warheads, with about 1,900 of these being “non-strategic” warheads, otherwise known as tactical nuclear weapons, according to the Federation of American Scientists.
’ Any nuclear weapon used any time is a strategic game-changer,” told a congressional hearing in 2018. What would happen if Russia deployed one? Russia has built and maintained a large stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons.
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