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