As of early 2025, the countries with the largest nuclear arsenals are:
🇷🇺 Russia – ~5,449 warheads
- Total inventory: Approximately 5,449 warheads, including deployed, reserve, and retired warheads awaiting dismantlement.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Around 1,710.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Approximately 0.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: About 2,589.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Estimated at 1,200 .
🇺🇸 United States – ~5,277 warheads
- Total inventory: Approximately 5,277 warheads, including deployed, reserve, and retired warheads awaiting dismantlement.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Around 1,670.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Approximately 100.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: About 1,930.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Estimated at 1,477 .
🇨🇳 China – ~600 warheads
- Total inventory: Estimated at 600 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Approximately 24.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: About 576.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇫🇷 France – ~290 warheads
- Total inventory: Approximately 290 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: About 10.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇬🇧 United Kingdom – ~225 warheads
- Total inventory: Approximately 225 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: About 105.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇮🇱 Israel – ~90 warheads
- Total inventory: Estimated at 90 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: Not specified.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇵🇰 Pakistan – ~170 warheads
- Total inventory: Approximately 170 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: Not specified.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇮🇳 India – ~180 warheads
- Total inventory: Estimated at 180 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: Not specified.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
🇰🇵 North Korea – ~50 warheads
- Total inventory: Estimated at 50 warheads.
- Deployed strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Deployed non-strategic warheads: Not applicable.
- Reserve/non-deployed military stockpile: Not specified.
- Retired warheads awaiting dismantlement: Not specified .
