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— facting (@facting182168) March 28, 2025
5,580 Russian nukes sound abstract until you realize that’s 3.7 Hiroshimas per warhead. Let’s cut through the politics – these numbers aren’t dick-measuring stats. They’re extinction math.
The 2024 Nuclear Scoreboard
- 🇷🇺 Russia: 5,580 – 1,584 deployed. Enough to glass Texas 12x over.
- 🇺🇸 US: 5,044 – 1,389 ready. Each Trident missile costs $70M (12 schools).
- 🇨🇳 China: 500 – Tripled since 2020. DF-41s can hit NYC in 30mins.
- 🇫🇷 France: 290 – All sea-based. One sub carries 96 warheads.
- 🇬🇧 UK: 225 – Trident system. 40 ready. $43B renewal planned.
- 🇮🇳 India: 172 – Pakistan-focused. Thermonuclear Agni-V tested 2023.
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 170 – Tactical nukes for mountain wars. Storage? Risky AF.
- 🇮🇱 Israel: 90 – Undeclared. Jericho missiles target Tehran.
- 🇰🇵 North Korea: 50 – Hwasong-17 range: 15,000km. LA is 9,500km away.
Why These Numbers Should Scare You
- Miscalculation risk: Russia’s Perimeter system auto-fires if comms go dark
- Maintenance horrors: 60% of USSR-era nukes lack modern safety controls
- Proxy threats: Pakistani nukes could fit in vans. ISIS? Already tried stealing them in 2021
The Hidden Costs Nobody Talks About
| Country | Annual Cost | Human Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| USA | $44B | 880,000 nurses’ salaries |
| Russia | $8B | 16,000 cancer hospitals |
| UK | $7B | 140,000 teachers |
Real-World Scenarios
1 Missile = 3 Hiroshimas
Modern W88 warhead: 475 kilotons. Hiroshima was 15kt. DC to ash in 0.3 seconds.
The Korean Nightmare
Kim’s 50 nukes could kill 1.5M in Seoul before breakfast. THAAD systems? 70% interception rate.
India-Pakistan Tinderbox
100 nukes exchanged = 125M dead. Nuclear winter cuts global harvests by 20%. Famine follows.
FAQs
“Can we reduce these numbers?”
New START caps US/Russia at 1,550 each. Russia suspended talks. China? Laughs and builds.
“What if one terrorist gets a nuke?”
Pakistan’s Nasr mini-nukes weigh 60kg. A motivated group could transport. Detection? 50/50.
“Where’s the safest place?”
Nowhere. But Southern Hemisphere has 12hrs more warning. New Zealand’s bunker list: 387.
Cold Truth
These numbers aren’t about defense – they’re mutually assured insanity. Your tax dollars fund apocalypse math while schools crumble.
Action step: Google “[Your city] nuclear blast radius”. Then ask reps why missile defense gets 300x climate funding.
