What is the global nuclear arsenal
91% of the 13,355 warheads that make up the world's nuclear arsenal belong to Russia (6,370) or the United States (5,800). All numbers in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
There are approximately 13,355 nuclear weapons in the world, of which 91% belong to Russia (6,370) or the United States (5,800), according to estimates contained in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists .
CHINESE IN THIRD PLACE IN THE WORLD
"China's stockpile of about 290 warheads is" likely to grow further over the next decade "and firmly place it in third place among the world's nuclear powers, according to analysts Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda .
FRANCE AND UNITED KINGDOM WELL LOCATED. EVEN ISRAEL IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE 80 HEADS
France (300) and the United Kingdom (215) both have significant stocks, as do rival nuclear powers Pakistan (150) and India (130). Israel has never confirmed or denied that it possesses nuclear weapons, and is believed to have developed the bombs in 1966 or 1967, and now has about 80 warheads.
NORTH KOREA
“North Korea, meanwhile, has embraced its status as a new nuclear power. As of 2019, analysts have estimated its stocks at 20-30 titles, ”report Bryan Walsh and Dave Lawler of Axios.
HISTORY: USA FIRST 75 YEARS AGO
The United States was the first to get to the bomb, conducting the Trinity test 75 years ago. The Soviet Union followed suit and conducted its first nuclear test in 1949, much earlier than the Americans expected.
The club of nuclear countries soon grew with the United Kingdom (1952) and later with France (1960). The Chinese, after initial Soviet aid, tested a nuclear weapon in 1964.
THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY OF 1968 HELPED LIMITING THE SIZE OF THE CLUB
The 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty helped to limit the club's size, although India (1974), Pakistan (1998) and North Korea (2006) brought the membership to nine, including Israel. .
“The drastic reduction in total nuclear warheads since the height of the Cold War has reduced the danger of a world war. But with the entry of new players since then and the evolution of technologies, nuclear chess has become more complex than ever, ”commented Walsh and Lawler of Axios.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/a-quanto-ammonta-larsenale-nucleare-globale/ on Sat, 15 Aug 2020 05:12:24 +0000.