GLOBAL NUCLEAR STOCKPILES, 1945-2009
| Year | US | Russia | UK | France | China | Total |
| 1945 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 1946 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 1947 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| 1948 | 110 | 110 | ||||
| 1949 | 235 | 1 | 236 | |||
| 1950 | 369 | 5 | 374 | |||
| 1951 | 640 | 25 | 665 | |||
| 1952 | 1,005 | 50 | 1,055 | |||
| 1953 | 1,436 | 120 | 1 | 1,557 | ||
| 1954 | 2,063 | 150 | 5 | 2,218 | ||
| 1955 | 3,057 | 200 | 10 | 3,267 | ||
| 1956 | 4,618 | 426 | 15 | 5,059 | ||
| 1957 | 6,444 | 660 | 20 | 7,124 | ||
| 1958 | 9,822 | 869 | 22 | 10,713 | ||
| 1959 | 15,468 | 1,060 | 25 | 16,553 | ||
| 1960 | 20,434 | 1,605 | 30 | 22,069 | ||
| 1961 | 24,126 | 2,471 | 50 | 26,647 | ||
| 1962 | 27,387 | 3,322 | 205 | 30,914 | ||
| 1963 | 29,459 | 4,238 | 280 | 33,977 | ||
| 1964 | 31,056 | 5,221 | 310 | 4 | 1 | 36,592 |
| 1965 | 31,982 | 6,129 | 310 | 32 | 5 | 38,458 |
| 1966 | 32,040 | 7,089 | 270 | 36 | 20 | 39,455 |
| 1967 | 31,233 | 8,339 | 270 | 36 | 25 | 39,903 |
| 1968 | 29,224 | 9,399 | 280 | 36 | 35 | 38,974 |
| 1969 | 27,342 | 10,538 | 308 | 36 | 50 | 38,274 |
| 1970 | 26,662 | 11,643 | 280 | 36 | 75 | 38,696 |
| 1971 | 26,956 | 13,092 | 220 | 45 | 100 | 40,413 |
| 1972 | 27,912 | 14,478 | 220 | 70 | 130 | 42,810 |
| 1973 | 28,999 | 15,915 | 275 | 116 | 150 | 45,455 |
| 1974 | 28,965 | 17,385 | 325 | 145 | 170 | 46,990 |
| 1975 | 27,826 | 19,055 | 350 | 188 | 185 | 47,604 |
| 1976 | 25,579 | 21,205 | 350 | 212 | 190 | 47,536 |
| 1977 | 25,722 | 23,044 | 350 | 228 | 200 | 49,544 |
| 1978 | 24,826 | 25,393 | 350 | 235 | 220 | 51,024 |
| 1979 | 24,605 | 27,935 | 350 | 235 | 235 | 53,360 |
| 1980 | 24,304 | 30,062 | 350 | 250 | 280 | 55,246 |
| 1981 | 23,464 | 32,049 | 350 | 274 | 330 | 56,467 |
| 1982 | 23,708 | 33,952 | 335 | 274 | 360 | 58,629 |
| 1983 | 24,099 | 35,804 | 320 | 279 | 380 | 60,882 |
| 1984 | 24,357 | 37,431 | 270 | 280 | 415 | 62,753 |
| 1985 | 24,237 | 39,197 | 300 | 360 | 425 | 64,519 |
| 1986 | 24,401 | 45,000 | 300 | 355 | 425 | 70,481 |
| 1987 | 24,344 | 43,000 | 300 | 420 | 415 | 68,479 |
| 1988 | 23,586 | 41,000 | 300 | 410 | 430 | 65,726 |
| 1989 | 22,380 | 39,000 | 300 | 410 | 435 | 62,525 |
| 1990 | 21,004 | 37,000 | 300 | 505 | 430 | 59,239 |
| 1991 | 17,287 | 35,000 | 300 | 540 | 435 | 53,562 |
| 1992 | 14,747 | 33,000 | 300 | 540 | 435 | 49,022 |
| 1993 | 13,076 | 31,000 | 300 | 525 | 435 | 45,336 |
| 1994 | 12,555 | 29,000 | 250 | 510 | 400 | 42,715 |
| 1995 | 12,144 | 27,000 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 40,344 |
| 1996 | 11,009 | 25,000 | 300 | 450 | 400 | 37,159 |
| 1997 | 10,950 | 24,000 | 260 | 450 | 400 | 36,060 |
| 1998 | 10,871 | 23,000 | 260 | 450 | 400 | 34,981 |
| 1999 | 10,824 | 22,000 | 185 | 450 | 400 | 33,859 |
| 2000 | 10,577 | 21,000 | 185 | 470 | 400 | 32,632 |
| 2001 | 10,527 | 20,000 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 31,477 |
| 2002 | 10,475 | 19,000 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 30,425 |
| 2003 | 10,421 | 18,000 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 29,371 |
| 2004 | 10,358 | 18,000 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 29,308 |
| 2005 | 10,295 | 17,000 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 28,245 |
| 2006 | 10,104 | 16,000 | 200 | 350 | 200 | 26,854 |
| 2009 | 9,400 | 13,000 | 160 | 300 | 240 | 23,100 |
Figures prepared by Robert S. Norris of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Hans M. Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists. Inquiries should be directed to NRDC, 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C., 20005; tel: (+1)202-289-6868. See www.thebulletin.org for more details. The US total comprises about 2,700 deployed warheads (2,200 strategic, 500 tactical), 2,500 in operational reserve, and 4,200 awaiting disassembly. Russia’s total comprises about 4,850 in its operational stockpile (2,800 strategic, 2,050 tactical) plus 8,150 in reserve or awaiting disassembly, of which about 3,250 are tactical. Norris and Kristensen explain that the halving of China’s arsenal in 2006 from the 2005 figure came from new information. They offer the following upper bound estimates of the arsenals of the other four nuclear weapon states: Israel — 190; India — 60; Pakistan — 50; North Korea — 10.