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:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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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