World War III: President Putin's order to put Russia's nuclear forces on special alert and the launch of a submarine equipped with powerful nuclear weapons has caused a wave of concern in the world.

RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN

Moscow (News Update) Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian nuclear forces to be on special alert and the world from launching Russia's most powerful nuclear-armed submarine into the sea. There has been a wave of concern in the world media and echoes of a possible third world war are being heard. On the other hand, Ukraine is openly asking for support and help from NATO and the US for "moral support" and secretly supplying a small amount of weapons to the Ukrainian president, they have expressed their anger.

Western observers of Russian affairs believe that with these moves Russia may want to warn other countries not to interfere in escalating tensions in Ukraine and not that it has any intention to use nuclear weapons because Moscow cannot bear the economic pressure of a major war.

Currently, out of 12,400 nuclear weapons in the world, 9,440 nuclear weapons can be used for military purposes. Russia has 4,477 nuclear weapons, while the United States and its NATO allies have a total of 4,178 declared nuclear weapons that can be immediately fired by missiles or nuclear weapons. Two thousand nuclear weapons fired from submarines are ready.

This number of nuclear weapons is so much that more than five billions of the world's seven billion population can be killed by their use, so why is President Putin giving threats despite the fear of such a situation?

If Russia uses nuclear weapons and the third world war begins, the danger will not be limited to some countries, some regions, battlefields, but it will truly affect the whole world, so there will be a problem of survival.

An official from the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, told the British Broadcasting Corporation on condition of anonymity that he did not think that President Putin would make the mistake of using large nuclear weapons, but he did not rule it out. Putin could use small nuclear weapons, called "tactical weapons," and said the United States and its allies would do everything possible to avoid becoming part of a nuclear conflict and starting a third world war.

However, if there is a direct attack on the US or NATO countries, it cannot be guaranteed that a major war will not break out.

He said that nuclear weapons have existed for almost 80 years and many countries see them as a defense capability that guarantees their national security. According to the Federation of American Scientists, Russia has 5,977 nuclear warheads “the devices that trigger a nuclear explosion” although it has about 1,500 that have expired and are yet to be destroyed.

There are another 4,500 or so, the majority of which are considered strategic nuclear weapons, usually designed for use only in nuclear war and aimed at long-range targets. There are less destructive nuclear weapons that are intended for short-range use on the battlefield or at sea, but this does not mean that Russia has thousands of long-range nuclear weapons ready.

Experts say only 1,588 Russian warheads are currently “deployed,” meaning they are mounted on missiles, bomber bases or submarines at sea. India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom possess nuclear weapons.

Under the treaty, they have to reduce their stockpile of nuclear warheads, to the extent of saying they are not obligated to destroy them completely, but Pakistan, India, and Israel are among the countries that have signed the NPT, but not yet signed.