Statistics

Nuclear Weapons Inventories, 1945-2020

 

  US USSR /
Russia
UK France China Israel India Pakistan North Korea Total
1945 2 - - - - - - - - 2
1950 299 5 - - - - - - - 304
1955 2,422 200 14 - - - - - - 2,636
1960 18,638 1,605 42 - - - - - - 20,285
1965 31,139 6,129 436 32 5 - - - - 37,741
1970 26,008 11,643 394 36 75 8 - - - 38,164
1975 27,519 19,055 492 188 180 20 - - - 47,454
1980 24,104 30,062 492 250 205 31 - - - 55,144
1985 23,368 39,197 422 360 249 42 - - - 63,632
1990 21,392 37,000 422 505 232 53 - - - 59,604
1995 10,904 27,000 422 500 234 63 - - - 39,123
2000 10,577 21,500 281 470 232 72 14 13 - 33,159
2005 8,360 17,000 281 350 235 80 44 38 - 26,388
2010 5,000 12,000 225 300 240 80 80 70 - 17,995
2015 7,260 7,500 215 300 260 80 90-110 100-120 6-8 15,850
2020 6,158 6,500 200 300 290 90 150 160 30-40 13,400

 

Notes:

(1) Includes deployed and other available warheads though additional ones may be in storage. Figures may be approximate.

(2) Break in source data after 2010 (Norris and Kristensen up to 2010, SIPRI for 2015 and 2020).

(3) North Korea nuclear capabilities are unclear and are not included in totals.

Sources: Norris R.S. and Kristensen H.M., Global Nuclear Inventories, 1945-2010 [Link], SIPRI Yearbook 2015, 2020.

Last modified: 10 December 2022