Top 9 Nuclear-Armed Nations In 2025 https://zeenews.india.com/photos/world/top-9-nuclear-armed-nations-in-2025-india-ranks-at-pakistan-at-check-full-list-2899025/united-states-5277-nuclear-warheads-2899032
Russia – 5,449 Nuclear Warheads -core pillar of its defense strategy and global power status
United States – 5,277 Nuclear Warheads - land-based missiles, submarine-launched warheads, and aerial bombs: Disarmament diplomacy, Modernising
China – 600 Nuclear Warheads desire for strategic balance with the U.S. and India,
France – 290 Nuclear Warheads mainly submarine-launched ballistic missiles Separate nuclear forces. views them as essential for national and European defense
United Kingdom – 225 Nuclear Warheads mostly in Trident submarines : Reviews have called for modernizing, reflecting security Concerns in Europe
India – 180 Nuclear Warheads- "No First Use" policy, India’s strategy emphasizes minimum credible deterrence.
Pakistan – 170 Nuclear Warheads - deterring conventional conflict with India
Israel (90) policy of nuclear ambiguity
North Korea (50) despite sanctions, continued testing