Estimated nuclear warhead inventories, 2023

Strategic warheads are designed for use away from the battlefield, such as against military bases, arms industries orinfrastructure. Deployed are those on ballistic missiles, submarines, or bomber bases. Retired are those queued fordismantlement.

Deployed strategic warheadsDeployed nonstrategic warheadsNondeployed warheadsRetired warheadsRussia5,889United States5,244China410France290United Kingdom225Pakistan170India164Israel90North Korea30

Data source: Federation of American Scientists (2023)Learn more about this data

Note: The exact number of countries' warheads is secret, and the estimates are based on publicly available information, historicalrecords, and occasional leaks. Warheads vary substantially in their power.

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