Can Ukraine make nuclear weapons?
Last Updated: 24.06.2025 07:05
“We have never said that we are preparing to create a nuclear weapon.”
A bit of history:
Ukraine surrendered its nuclear arsenal to Russia, on “security guarantees” from the U.S. and U.K. Russia, too, vouched to guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty and security.
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After Zelenskyy’s speech yesterday, the Russian propaganda channels are absolutely hysterical, trying to prove — mouths foaming — that Ukraine is unable to build nuclear weapons.
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He only said that to live in safety, Ukraine either needs membership in NATO — or nukes. And that Ukraine wants to be in NATO, to be safe.
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A bit of stocktaking:
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“That means, that is not a very good umbrella for our security,” pointed Zelenskyy — this is why Ukraine needs NATO.
And they aren’t telling us how long would it take Ukraine to make its own NW.
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Ukraine had 1,272 nuclear warheads for intercontinental missiles.
However, when asked, “How long would it take for Ukraine to build a nuclear bomb?,” at the joint press conference in Brussels with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, President Zelenskyy downplayed the issue, stating effectively:
If North Korea can do it, a former nuclear power that still has the scientists and engineers who built the Soviet nukes, can certainly do it.
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Zelensky said that he only spoke about Ukraine giving up nukes under the Budapest memorandum, in exchange to security guarantees — and still, Russia invaded Ukraine twice in the last 10 years.
Let me remind you of this guy:
But they say that they are not doing it.
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“But we don’t do nuclear weapons,” stated Zelenskyy, ending his answer, and asked the journalist who posed the question not to move” such messages.
A number of nuclear research institutes involved in these projects are still operational in Ukraine, including:
Which he hadn’t.
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In addition, Ukraine owned thousands of tactical nukes.
And Ukraine is the 10th largest Uranium producer on earth.
The recent statement by president Zelenskyy created quite a stir — the Ukrainian president said that to ensure its secure existence, Ukraine has only 2 options: to create its own nuclear weapons or to become a member of NATO.
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Before the USSR collapsed, Ukraine fully participated in the Soviet nuclear program.
So, here it is: yes, Ukraine could make nuclear weapons — if they wanted to.
In 1993, Ukraine had 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
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One of the world’s poorest states, North Korea, reportedly possesses 50 locally built nuclear warheads.
There were 10 missile divisions with intercontinental nuclear missiles with a range of 11,000 km.
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