Putin In Nuclear Threat Against Europe

=A Russian nuclear misile silo: Russia has an estimated 16,000 nuclear warheads, the world’s largest stockpile=

It is lie!
Russian Ministry of Defence told that since January 2007:
Russia has 927 “carriers” and 4279 warheads;
whereas the USA has 1255 “carriers” and 5966 warheads accordingly.
If you want to know history of nuclear weapons...

Year USA USSR GB Fr Ch Total
1945 6 - - - - 6
1946 11 - - - - 11
1947 32 - - - - 32
1948 110 - - - - 110
1949 235 1 - - - 236
1950 369 5 - - - 374
1951 640 25 - - - 665
1952 1005 50 - - - 1055
1953 1436 120 1 - - 1557
1954 2063 150 5 - - 2218
1955 3057 200 10 - - 3267
1956 4618 426 15 - - 5059
1957 6444 660 20 - - 7124
1958 9822 869 22 - - 10713
1959 15468 1060 25 - - 16553
1960 20434 1605 30 - - 22069
1961 24173 2471 50 - - 26694
1962 27609 3322 205 - - 31136
1963 29808 4238 280 - - 34326
1964 31308 5221 310 4 1 36844
1965 32135 6129 310 32 5 38611
1966 32193 7089 270 36 20 39608
1967 31411 8339 270 36 25 40081
1968 29452 9399 280 36 35 39202
1969 27463 10538 308 36 50 38395
1970 26492 11643 280 36 75 38526
1971 26602 13092 220 45 100 40059
1972 27474 14478 220 70 130 42372
1973 28449 15915 275 116 150 44905
1974 28298 17385 325 145 170 46323
1975 27235 19443 350 188 185 47401
1976 26199 21205 350 212 190 48156
1977 25342 23044 350 228 200 49164
1978 24424 25393 350 235 220 50622
1979 24141 27935 350 235 235 52896
1980 23916 30062 350 250 280 54858
1981 23191 32049 350 275 330 56195
1982 23091 33952 335 275 360 58013
1983 23341 35804 320 280 380 60125
1984 23621 37431 270 280 415 62017
1985 23510 39197 300 360 425 63792
1986 23410 45000 300 355 425 69490
1987 23472 43000 300 420 415 67607
1988 23236 41000 300 415 430 65381
1989 22827 39000 300 415 435 62977
1990 21781 37000 300 505 435 60021
1991 20121 35000 300 540 435 56396
1992 18340 33000 200 540 435 52515
1993 16831 31000 200 525 435 48991
1994 15456 29000 250 485 435 45626
1995 14111 27000 300 485 425 42321
1996 12937 25000 260 450 400 39047

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"New research A new report from Rosatom, the Russian government's highest nuclear authority, shows that there is a grave danger that the stockpile can explode. For Norway the consequences could exceed the fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, and no one knows how imminent the danger is - if it is a question of years - or hours. "

I’ve read article and discussion under link.
I try to explain briefly.
All submarines have empty nuclear reactors (nuclear fuel is discharged) therefore nuclear explosion is impossible thing.
USA and other states assign money for dismantling of Russian submarines. However Russian functionaries steal the better part of money (former Ministry of Nuclear Industry Eugene Adamov was arrested in the Switzerland for the such reason but Putin coaxed him out - thanks Pr.G.Bush). Russian functionaries divide money between themselves and American partners too. Those initiate worried publications; US government assign more money etc again and again.

Every warhead’s weight is about 10 kilogram (2.68 pounds) of plutonium. Stock pile reserves in Russia amount more than 500 000 kilogram of fissible materials. In the USA production of fissible materials amount 550 000 kilogram (since 1945), total spending amount 3.9 trillion dollars.
US government (Al Gore) made a deal with Russia (V.Chernomyrdin) about purchase and sale 500 000 kilogram of Russian fissible materials for 20 billion dollars only. I can not imagine size of bribe(s) in such giant deal! There was big scandal in Russian media but the deal under name High Enriched Uranium - Low Enriched Uranium still execute (though listlessly). But it is another story where Russian staff thieves work with Americans in the intimate contact.

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