There were around one third of the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons deployed in Ukraine when the USSR broke apart 1988-91 - were they all given-up and returned? - Does that make much difference to our situation either way? - After Ukraine declared it's sovereignty there remained some 1,700 warheads there to be dealt with.
It is not easy to assess risk factors - as there are innumerable possibilities of how WW3 could start .. indeed it may already have started ..
And of course there are innumerable other nuclear warheads placed all around our planet any number of which might be detonated. - AT LEAST 14,000 nuclear devices are actively stationed Worldwide in service by National Governments. Some 7,000 each are held by U S and Russia - with an unknown quantity held in reserve - undergoing 'service' and upgrading - plus there is a strong possibility that there may be some such devices held by criminal and Terrorist groups.
Our 'mother country' alone - UK HAS 140 TONS OF WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM STORED IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND (CUMBRIA). - Enough to make 28,000 warheads.
Read all about it ..
https://flicense.blogspot.com/2021/10/
Be aware that nuclear mines have long been downsized so as to be backpacked 'tactically'.
Here is interesting reading about possible effects of nuclear warfare on New Zealand:
How is your personal store of Iodine tablets?
Do you still hold a current Firearms License?
Marty K.
Why, haha, will NZ Police come visit me in a nuclear winter wearing snowshoes to check on my storage?
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