
How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them?
Nuclear states admit to owning about 13,000 warheads, but the real number could be higher
Joe Phelan is a journalist based in London. His work has appeared in Vice, National Geographic, World Soccer and the Blizzard, and he has been a guest on Times Radio. Phelan is drawn to the weird, wonderful and underexamined, as well as anything related to life in the Arctic Circle. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Chester in England.
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