Countries that have nuclear weapons

Today, there are around 12 351 nuclear weapons in the world. Most of them are in the nuclear-armed states France, India, Israel, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition, around 100 American nuclear weapons are placed in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and Germany through NATO. Nuclear weapons are also onboard ships and submarines patrolling international waters.

The United States and Russia together have approximately 87 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons and 83 percent of the warheads that are ready to be used by the military.

All nuclear-armed states and their estimated global inventories of nuclear warheads:

1. Russia – 4 309 + 1 250 retired warheads
2. USA – 3 700 + 1 477 retired warheads
3. China – 600
4. France – 290
5. United Kingdom – 225
6. India 180
7. Pakistan 170
8. Israel 90
9. North Korea – 50

100 American nuclear weapons are deployed through NATO in:

1. Belgium
2. Italy
3. The Netherlands
4. Turkey
5. Germany
6. On ships and submarines patrolling international waters