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The Top 5 Countries with the Most Nuclear Weapons
| Country | Total Nuclear Weapons | Strategic (deployed) |
Reserve (non deployed) |
Stockpile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6,372 | 1,572 | 2,740 | 4,312 |
| 2 | United States | 5,800 | 1,600 | 2,050 | 3,800 |
| 3 | China | 320 | 0 | 320 | 320 |
| 4 | France | 290 | 280 | 10 | 290 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 195 | 120 | 75 | 195 |
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Sources: “Federation of American Scientists: Status of World Nuclear Forces."
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 countries with the most nuclear weapons. This list includes deployed strategic nuclear weapons, deployed non-strategic nuclear weapons, reserve/ non deployed nuclear weapons and military stockpiled nuclear weapons. All data is estimated. A strategic nuclear weapon refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to be used on targets as part of a strategic plan, such as nuclear missile. A non-strategic nuclear weapon (or tactical nuclear weapon) refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations. The mathematical symbol ~ means "roughly similar to".
This list was last updated October 2020.
Sources: “Federation of American Scientists: Status of World Nuclear Forces."
List Notes: Data is the Top 5 countries with the most nuclear weapons. This list includes deployed strategic nuclear weapons, deployed non-strategic nuclear weapons, reserve/ non deployed nuclear weapons and military stockpiled nuclear weapons. All data is estimated. A strategic nuclear weapon refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to be used on targets as part of a strategic plan, such as nuclear missile. A non-strategic nuclear weapon (or tactical nuclear weapon) refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to be used on a battlefield in military situations. The mathematical symbol ~ means "roughly similar to".
This list was last updated October 2020.
