Nuclear Arsenals: Warheads Reach 12,000 with US and Russia on Top

Donald Trump’s plans to deploy nuclear submarines in sensitive areas refocus attention on the nuclear nightmare, eighty years after the US bombings that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The events of the summer of 1945, with over 200,000 casualties, continue to haunt humanity, particularly as current nuclear arsenals reach over 12,000 warheads globally. The leading nations in terms of nuclear warheads are the United States and Russia, with China rapidly increasing its arsenal, adding to mounting tensions in the Middle East.