Countries with nuclear weapons
Russia
Britain
France
United States
North Korea
China
Pakistan
Israel
India
Countries with nuclear weapons
Russia
Britain
France
United
States
North
Korea
China
Israel
Pakistan
India
Countries with nuclear weapons
Russia
United
States
Britain
France
North
Korea
Israel
Pakistan
China
India
Arming and Disarming
The United States and Russian arsenals are greatly reduced from their Cold War peaks, but the superpowers each retain thousands of weapons. The combined arsenals of the other seven nuclear nations are a small fraction of the size of the American and Russian stockpiles.
Estimated number of nuclear weapons, 1945-2014
40,000
U.S.S.R./Russia
United States
30,000
20,000
10,000
Total for seven other countries
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Estimated number of nuclear weapons, 1945-2014
40,000
United States
U.S.S.R./
Russia
30,000
20,000
10,000
Total for seven other countries
0
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Estimated number of nuclear weapons, 1945-2014
40,000
U.S.
U.S.S.R./
Russia
30,000
20,000
10,000
Total for seven other countries
’50
’60
’70
’80
’90
’00
’10
Comparing Nuclear Arsenals
Russia and the United States are believed to have 7,000 weapons each, or more. Only about a quarter of these are deployed, and most of the others are in reserve or set aside to be dismantled. North Korea's arsenal is cloaked in secrecy, but experts believe it has fewer than 10 weapons.
7,300
Russia
7,000
U.S.
300
France
Estimated number
of nuclear warheads, 2016
260
China
215
Britain
130
India
Pakistan
120
Israel
80
7,300
Russia
7,000
U.S.
300
France
Estimated number
of nuclear warheads, 2016
260
China
215
Britain
130
India
Pakistan
120
Israel
80
7,300
Russia
7,000
U.S.
300
France
Estimated number
of nuclear warheads,
2016
260
China
215
Britain
130
India
Pakistan
120
Israel
80
