Here’s The 9 Countries With The Largest Nuclear Warheads

Russia ranked first in nuclear weapons inventory with approximately 7,000 nuclear warheads, according to an analysis conducted by the CEOWORLD magazine using data provided by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI. 2,700 of them are retired and 4,300 are deployed.

As of July, North Korea, ranked 9th on the list, was thought to have the material for a maximum of 20 warheads. In total, ,ine nations have or are believed to have nuclear warheads, according to the Arms Control Association: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Israel, Pakistan, India, China, and North Korea.

North Korea aside, the other nuclear powers have between 80 and 300 warheads each, and 1,135 in total. Russia and the United States share 93% of the world’s nuclear warheads

Here’s what you need to know about the 9 countries with the largest nuclear stockpiles:

1. Russia
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 7,000 warheads (4,300 active warheads + 2,700 retired warheads)
   Year of first nuclear test: 1949
   Military spending: $69.25 billion
   GDP: $1.37 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: YES
2. United States
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 6,800 warheads (4,000 active warheads + 2,800 retired warheads)
   Year of first nuclear test: 1945
   Military spending: $611.19 billion
   GDP: $18.04 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: YES
3. France
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 300 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: 1960
   Military spending: $55.75 billion
   GDP: $2.42 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: NO
4. China
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 270 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: 1964
   Military spending: $215.18 billion
   GDP: $11.06 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: YES
5. United Kingdom
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 215 warheads (120 operational warheads + an estimated 95 in storage)
   Year of first nuclear test: 1952
   Military spending: $48.25 billion
   GDP: $2.86 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: NO
6. Pakistan
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 130-140 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: 1998
   Military spending: $10.06 billion
   GDP: $271.05 billion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): NO
   Nuclear triad: NO
7. India
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 120-130 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: 1974
   Military spending: $55.92 billion
   GDP: $2.09 trillion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: YES
8. Israel
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 80 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: N/A
   Military spending: $17.98 billion
   GDP: $299.42 billion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): YES
   Nuclear triad: suspected of testing, Israel does not officially acknowledge their nuclear arsenal, and so is only a suspect triad state.
9. North Korea
   Nuclear stockpile: approximately 10-20 warheads
   Year of first nuclear test: 2006
   Military spending: approximately $10 billion
   GDP: approximately $50 billion
   Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM): thought to have
   Nuclear triad: NO

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