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July 10, 2008

The World's Nuclear Arsenals: Updated January 21, 2009
 

[Click on country name for additional information.]

Country

Suspected Strategic Nuclear Weapons

Suspected Non-Strategic
Nuclear Weapons

Suspected Total Nuclear Weapons

China

130-200 

120

~250-320

France

350

0

350

India

50

?

50+?

Israel

100-200

?

100-200?

North Korea (DPRK) 5-12 0 5-12**

Pakistan

40-70

?

40-70

Russia

~3,300-3,400

~3,000-8,000

~7,200*

United Kingdom

180 -200

5

180-200

United States (PDF)

5,236

~500

~5,736*

* Together, the Russian and American arsenals have been estimated to equal 26,000 warheads.  This number is in stark contrast to the number of warheads reported under each country’s responsibility to the START II agreement.  This is due to a large number of warheads on responsive reserve. 

** The total number of North Korean nuclear weapons is based on the amount of weapons possible with the amount of weapons grade plutonium estimated on hand.  The exact number is unknown. 

 
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