Many scientists believe that mankind can destroy itself, before I discover something as significant as extraterrestrials. One of the ways by which humanity can destroy itself is a nuclear weapon. For this reason, its production and storage is under tight control. Today we can see how much of the world’s nuclear warheads, and where they are located.
After the end of the cold war the number of nuclear warheads in service, greatly reduced. According to the Federation of American scientists by the end of 80-x years mankind has accumulated more than 70 thousand nuclear weapons. Today we can say that their 14525, and all of them are located in nine countries.
The most vigorous of the major powers are the USA and Russia. In each of these countries more than 6,000 nuclear weapons. The data do not include 20 thousand plutonium pits stored at the Pantex plant in Texas.
France, China and Britain completing the top five largest nuclear countries. According to some nuclear warheads, India and Pakistan. 80 rounds of ammunition located in Israel. Data for North Korea cannot be called accurate. On its territory can be from 30 to 60 warheads, and from 10 to 20 combat-ready charges.
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How 14525 nuclear munitions allocated for 9 countries
Ernest Vasilevskiy