There are at least 23,000 nuclear weapons in existence: sufficient to wipe out the entire human population of the planet many times over.

The missiles delivering nuclear weapons to their target travel at faster than 1000 miles in 4 minutes.

Of the 23,000 nuclear weapons in existence around 2,500 are on High Alert. This means they are ready to be launched at a moment’s notice.

Facts about nuclear warfare

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