US EditionWhich Countries Currently Have Nuclear Weapons?
- Nine countries currently confirm or are believed to possess nuclear weapons, including the original five states plus India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel.
- India and Pakistan, rivals and non-signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, conducted nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998, respectively, marking key moments in nuclear proliferation.
- Russia and the United States hold about 90% of nuclear warheads with Russia deploying 1,718 warheads while China has added roughly 100 warheads annually since 2023 and is modernizing its arsenal.
- As of January, stockpiles included 4,309 Russian, 3,700 US, 600 Chinese, 180 Indian, 170 Pakistani, 90 Israeli, and 50 North Korean warheads, while Iran enriches uranium to near weapons-grade levels.
- This global replenishment and modernization of arsenals, alongside active nuclear testing and regional conflicts, indicate a new arms race with heightened risks and potential for additional nuclear states.
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List of 9 countries with confirmed or suspected nuclear weapons
Stockholm: The list of nine countries that currently either confirm having nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them includes the P5 nations. The first to have nuclear arms were the five original nuclear weapons states. They are The United States Russia China France and The United Kingdom. Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty All five are signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which commits countries that don’t have nuclear arms n…
Nine countries now claim or are believed to possess nuclear weapons. The first to possess nuclear weapons were the original five nuclear-weapon states: the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. The five are signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which commits countries that do not have nuclear weapons to neither build nor obtain them, and those that do have them to "seek negotiations in good faith" with the o…
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