Top 10 Nuclear Power Countries in the World

Nuclear weapons are one of the highly recognized power in the world , which has many drawbacks, also some benefits in terms of peace and sovereignty. due to this title no one can attack a country having nuclear power easily. there are many wars fought between different nations of world but the weapons of mass destruction are rarely used.

There are only eight states which have successfully denoted this title, they are Categorized under

• NPT
• Non-NPT Nuclear Powers
• Undeclared Nuclear power

Following is a list of admitted nuclear weapons possession holder nations and the years when they tested their first successful nuclear experiment.

List of Nuclear Power Countries Under NPT

Rank	Country	Warheads Active/Total	Year of 1st Experiment	CTBT status
1.	United States	2150/7700	1945	Signatory
2.	Russia	1740/8500	1949	Ratifier
3.	United Kingdom	160/225	1952	Ratifier
4.	France	290/300	1960	Ratifier
5.	China	N.A/240	1964	Signatory

List of  Non-NPT Nuclear Powers

Rank	Country	Warheads Active/Total	Year of 1st Experiment	CTBT Status
1.	India	N.A./ 80–100	1974	Non-signatory
2.	Pakistan	N.A./ 90–110	1988	Non-signatory
3.	North Korea	N.A./ <10	2006	Non-signatory

While Israel is undeclared  power in the world having total 80-200 weapons . USA is the leading nation which has most nuclear weapons as compared to all the nations. It developed these during the world war 2 with the help of U.K and Canada  and it was tested in 1945. It has almost 2150 active weapons.