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300. 350. 400. 450. 500. Click on a country for details. Nuclear Weapons by Country 2024. Snapshot. Currently, about 13,080 nuclear warheads exist worldwide, with Russia holding the most (6,257) and the U.S. following (5,550), a reduction from Cold War peaks.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated in 2023 that the total number of nuclear warheads acquired by nuclear states reached 12,512. Approximately 9,576 are kept with military stockpiles.
CountryWarheads [a](total)Warheads [a](deployed)First Test(date)5,0441,77016 July 1945 ( Trinity )5,5801,71029 August 1949 ( RDS-1 )2251203 October 1952 ( Hurricane )29028013 February 1960 ( Gerboise Bleue )Nine countries currently have nuclear weapons: Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea. These nuclear powers differ a lot in how many nuclear warheads they have. The chart shows that while most have dozens or a few hundred warheads, Russia and the United States have thousands of them.
There were approximately 12,500 nuclear warheads worldwide as of January 2023 and almost 90 percent of them belong to two countries: the United States and Russia. Even though the number of...
Mar 21, 2022 · In modern times, nine countries—the U.S., Russia, France, China, the UK, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea—are estimated to possess roughly 12,700 nuclear warheads. The animated chart above by creator James Eagle shows the military stockpile of nuclear warheads that each country has possessed since 1945.
- James Eagle
May 23, 2023 · In 2023, it is believed that nine countries are in possession of nuclear weapons, with the U.S. and Russia in possession of several thousand each.
Jan 9, 2024 · Estimated number of nuclear warheads in the stockpiles of nuclear powers. Source. Federation of American Scientists (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Last updated. January 9, 2024. Next expected update. January 2025. Date range. 1945–2023.
