'Nuclear warheads increase, towing Russia and China'

(ANSA) - OSLO, MARCH 29 - According to a report published today by a Norwegian NGO, the number of operational nuclear warheads in the world increased in 2022, driven in particular by Russia and China.

As of early 2023, the nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 nuclear warheads in readiness, equivalent to "more than 135,000 Hiroshima bombs," according to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor published by the Norwegian organization Norsk Folkehjelp.

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