Countries with nuclear weapons
North Korea announced Tuesday it was restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down five years ago, once again raising worries about the country's nuclear weapons program. But how many weapons does North Korea – or any other country, for that matter -- actually have?
North Korea announced Tuesday it was restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down five years ago, once again raising worries about the country's nuclear weapons program. But how many weapons does North Korea – or any other country, for that matter -- actually have? The Federation of American Scientists has an estimate.
North Korea announced Tuesday it was restarting a nuclear reactor that it shut down five years ago, once again raising worries about the country's nuclear weapons program. But how many weapons does North Korea – or any other country, for that matter -- actually have? The Federation of American Scientists has an estimate.
The total inventory is all the weapons a country is believed to have, including stockpiles. Operational strategic weapons are functioning weapons designed to hit specific targets.
Russia Total inventory: 8,500 weapons. Operational strategic: 1,740 weapons.
United States Total inventory: 7,700 weapons. Operational strategic: 1,950 weapons.
France Total inventory: 300 weapons. Operational strategic: 290 weapons.
China Total inventory: 240 weapons. Operational strategic: 0 weapons.
United Kingdom Total inventory: 225 weapons. Operational strategic: 160 weapons.
Israel Total inventory: 80 weapons. Operational strategic: 0 weapons.
Pakistan Total inventory: 90 to 100 weapons. Operational strategic: 0 weapons.
India Total inventory: 80 to 100 weapons. Operational strategic: 0 weapons.
North Korea Total inventory: Fewer than 10 weapons. Operational strategic: 0 weapons.
