Countries with Nuclear Weapons
Below is a listing of countries with nuclear weapons or are suspected to have nuclear weapons. As you know, there are far more countries with chemical weapons or biological weapons but these are far more difficult to use on unsuspecting populations.
With countries like the United States, Britain, Spain, and others in the coalition expressing their willingness to safeguard the world from the threat of weapons of mass destruction, this list may not grow at all in the future.
"The concern is North Korea becoming a nuclear Kmart, complete with blue-light specials," said Jon Wolfsthal, a nuclear proliferation expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Countries with Confirmed Nuclear Weapons
United States: About 7,600 to 9,300
Russia: About 8,500 to 9,500
China: About 400
France: 440 to 460
Britain: 185
India: 30 to 100
Pakistan: 15 to 50
Countries with Unconfirmed Nuclear Weapons:
Israel: 100 to 200
North Korea: 5 to 6
Countries with Suspected Nuclear Weapons:
South Africa: unknown
Iran: unknown
Sources include but not limited to the following: The Herald-Palladium, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Center for Defense Information; Monterey Institue for International Studies, The Associated Press.
