Hiroshima Report 20243. Russia ■Nuclear-Weapon State
| Nuclear Disarmament | -6.4 Points | Full Points 109 | -5.9% |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 -10.3 | |||
| Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine and repeated nuclear intimidations. It also started to deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus. It is estimated to possess approximately 5,900 nuclear warheads, and has actively modernized ICBMs. The development of hypersonic boost-glide weapons as well as nuclear-powered torpedoes is also closely monitored. Russia announced a suspension on implementing the New START and declined to allow on-site inspections and sharing data. In the meantime, it asserted its commitment to adhering to the treaty’s quantitative limits. It also insists that further progress on nuclear disarmament requires the Western countries to abandon their hostile policies toward Russia. Russia decided to revoke its ratification of the CTBT. At the same time, it argued that as long as the United States does not conduct nuclear explosion tests, it would not do so either. It voted against most of the UNGA Resolutions regarding nuclear disarmament, including the resolutions on nuclear disarmament proposed by Japan and on an FMCT. It has not signed the TPNW. | |||
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation | 25 Points | Full Points 47 | 53.2% |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 -4 | |||
| Russia has been impeding the implementation of IAEA safeguards by attacking and occupying nuclear facilities in Ukraine. The country repeatedly defended North Korea’s nuclear and missile activities at the UN Security Council. In addition, it appears to have procured arms and ammunition, including missiles from North Korea, an obvious violation of the UNSC resolution. Russia acceded to the IAEA Additional Protocol, in which no provision for complementary access visits is stipulated. It considers that the conclusion of an Additional Protocol should be voluntary. Russia supported and participated in the UN conference on a WMD-free zone in the Middle East. It submitted a report based on the Guidelines for the Management of Plutonium to the IAEA. |
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| Nuclear Security | 5 Points | Full Points 38 | 13.2% |
| Change compared to the Hiroshima Report 2023 -3 | |||
| Russia has ratified all nuclear security-related conventions and has established a national implementation system for the A/CPPNM. It has continued to produce civilian HEU. Russia has never used the IPPAS mission. It continues to contribute to the NSF. Russia has continued to attack and occupy nuclear power plants in Ukraine. There is room for improvement in enhancing measures against insider threats and for cybersecurity. | |||
