| North Korea's claim that it successfully | | | | than strategic arms -- warheads that can be |
| carried out an underground nuclear test | | | | delivered by intercontinental missiles. |
| Monday makes it the first country to do so | | | | |
| since India and Pakistan detonated nuclear | | | | Russia has some 3,500 operational tactical |
| devices in May of 1998. | | | | warheads and at least 11,000 strategic and |
| | | | tactical warheads in storage. |
| The Non-Proliferation Treaty officially | | | | |
| recognizes China, France, Russia, Britain and | | | | France has about 350 strategic warheads, |
| the United States as having nuclear weapons. | | | | while Britain has about 200 similar devices. |
| However, nine nations, including North Korea, | | | | |
| are known or generally thought to posses | | | | China says it has 250 strategic warheads and |
| nuclear arms. | | | | 150 tactical warheads. |
| | | | |
| North Korea is believed to have enough | | | | India boasts between 45 and 95 nuclear |
| fissile material for about six weapons. | | | | warheads, and neighboring Pakistan has |
| Estimates vary, however, and have not been | | | | between 30 and 50. |
| confirmed. | | | | |
| | | | Israel refuses to confirm whether it has |
| The United States and Russia have about 5,000 | | | | nuclear weapons. However, it is generally |
| strategic warheads each. | | | | assumed the country has at least 200 nuclear |
| | | | warheads. |
| The U.S. arsenal includes at least 1,000 | | | | |
| operational tactical weapons, which are meant | | | | Some information for this report provided by |
| for the battlefield and are less powerful | | | | AP and AFP. |