Reference: Updates on nuclear weapons by country

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Article that appears to be free and full, published by Hans M. Kristensen & Matt Korda in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.


Israel 2021

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10. ... 21.2014239
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Nikel,

Thanks for this reference. I've added it to the unofficial Dropbox Command reference library.

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Lop Nur (Nor), China Nuclear weapons testing site. Recent news:

https://twitter.com/COUPSURE/status/153 ... 78/photo/1


Info on the site.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/worl ... op_nor.htm


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Nikel,

Thanks for these references. I've added them to the unofficial Dropbox Command reference library.

Unofficial - i.e. not sponsored by WarefareSims, Matrix Games, Slitherine, their employees, relatives, pets or ancestors.

As always, any forum member can have access to this Dropbox resource. Just PM me with your email address.

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Kristensen, Korda et al. Nuclear weapons sharing, 2023

Pdf in the link:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10 ... ccess=true



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And also of interest

https://fas.org/publication/biden-admin ... lear-bomb/


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China Maritime Report #33: “China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent: Organizational, Operational, and Strategic Implications”
https://www.andrewerickson.com/2023/11/ ... lications/

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NYT article on China’s Lop Nur nuclear test site.

I had to reload the page after the subscribing message to see the content.


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/202 ... p-nur.html
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China nuclear arsenal updated to 2024, pdf by Kristensen et al.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10 ... ccess=true
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Russia nuclear arsenal updated to 2024, pdf by Kristensen et al.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10 ... ccess=true



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Chinese nuclear command, control and communications. Document by Peter Wood, Alex Stone, and Thomas Corbett.


https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portal ... ontrol.pdf



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thx again for sharing
regards GJ
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By the same authors, Kristensen and Korda, the chapter on World nuclear forces, part of the book SIPRI Yearbook 2024, is free.

https://www.sipri.org/media/press-relea ... ok-out-now


Direct link to the free chapter

https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/fil ... %20WNF.pdf



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