| 1 |
United States |
3700 warheads/1670 Deployed |
16 July 1945 |
sea, land and air |
| 2 |
Russia |
4299 warheads/1710 Deployed |
29 August 1949 |
sea, land and air |
| 3 |
United Kingdom |
225 warheads/120 deployed |
03 October 1952 |
sea |
| 4 |
France |
290 warheads/280 deployed |
13 February 1960 |
sea and air |
| 5 |
China |
600 warheads/24 deployed |
16 October 1964 |
sea, land and air |
| 6 |
India |
180 warheads/0 deployed |
18 May 1974 |
sea, land and air |
| 7 |
Pakistan |
170 warheads/0 deployed |
28 May 1998 |
land and air |
| 8 |
Israel |
170 warheads/0 deployed |
1960-1979 • Israel never confirmed or denied it's existence |
unknown |
| 9 |
North Korea |
50 warheads/0 deployed |
09 October 2006 |
sea and land |