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- Few Countries Possess Nuclear Weapons, But Some Have Large Arsenals
- A LOF of Countries Have Given Up Obtaining Nuclear Weapons
- The Destructiveness of Nuclear Arsenals Has Declined
- Nuclear Weapons Tests Have Almost Stopped
- Nuclear Weapons Have Come Close to Being Used A Dozen Times Since World War II
- Many Countries Want to Limit Or Abolish Nuclear Weapons
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. T...
The number of countries that possess nuclear weapons has never been higher. Only one country — South Africa — entirely dismantled its arsenal. But, as the chart shows, many more states considered or pursued nuclear weapons, and almost all of them stopped. In the late 1970s, more than a dozen countries considered or worked to acquire them. Recently,...
A simple count of the number of warheads, as shown in the previous chart, does not consider that these weapons differ in their explosive power. It also does not consider that not all of them can be used at once. The data shown in the following chart attempts to take this into account. It considers the destructiveness and deployment of nuclear warhe...
The nuclear weapons states frequently tested their warheads in the past, but tests now have almost ended. The chart shows that they peaked in 1962 at 178 tests, mostly conducted by the United States and the Soviet Union. These tests harmedthe environment and people, especially indigenous communities. Tests decreased later during the Cold War and ha...
After killing between 110,000 and 210,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, nuclear weapons have come close to being used more than a dozen times again.1 The chart below shows a timeline of such close calls.2We can see that some of them have been accidental, while others have been deliberate. You can learn more in our articleon the risks of...
Countries have sought to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons through international cooperation. Most countries have approved the Partial and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaties, which seek an end to nuclear weapons tests. The same goes for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. ...
Nuclear weapons: Which countries have them and how many are there? With talk around Iran's nuclear capabilities, these are the rules about having nuclear weapons.
Jan 14, 2020 · Nine countries currently have nuclear weapons: the US, UK, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea. This video can not be played. To play this video...
Apr 1, 2022 · India, Pakistan and Israel have dozens of nuclear weapons each. None of them has signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in which signatories agree to limit the ownership...
Jul 27, 2023 · Learn about the current and future nuclear weapons states, their arsenals, and their security guarantees. Explore maps, charts, and graphs to see where the world’s nuclear weapons are located and who they protect. Find out which countries have nuclear weapons, which countries are a nuclear threat, and which countries are nuclear free.
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Jan 11, 2022 · Three other countries — Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea — have developed nuclear weapons while being supported by larger allies. And many wealthy countries, including Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and South Korea, have chosen not to pursue weapons programs.
