Estimated Global Nuclear Weapons Inventories, 2010
by John Isaacs [contact information]
Russia: 12,000**
United States: 9,400***
France: 300
China: 240
Britain: 225
Israel: 60-80
Pakistan: 70–90
India: 60–80
North Korea: <10
Total: ~22,400
* Data taken from Norris, Robert S. and Hans M. Kristensen, “Global nuclear weapons inventories, 1945–2010.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/August 2010.
** Approximately 4,650 of the Russian warheads are operational deployed. The status of the other 7,350 warheads is unclear. Some portion may be in reserve with the balance retired and awaiting dismantlement.
*** Approximately 2,468 of the U.S. warheads are operationally deployed.
John Isaacs 202-546-0795 ext. 2222 jdi@armscontrolcenter.org
John Isaacs is the Executive Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where his work focuses on national security issues in Congress, Iraq, missile defense, and nuclear weapons. Isaacs has published articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Christian Science Monitor, Nuclear Times, Arms Control Today, American Journal of Public Health, and Technology Review.