Friday, July 20, 2007 |
WHERE THE NUKES ARE |
Nine countries currently own an estimated 26,000 nuclear warheads. Of these, more than 8,000 strategic weapons are operational and ready for use on short notice. That's roughly 3,000 megatons - the equivalent of 238,748 Hiroshima-type bombs. A snapshot of the nuclear powers and their total military budgets:
UNITED STATES Strategic Weapons: 4,663 Stockpile: 9,938 TOTAL MEGATONS: 1,299 2006 Military Budget: $560 billion
UNITED KINGDOM Strategic Weapons: 160 Stockpile: 200 TOTAL MEGATONS: 14.4 2006 Military Budget: $57.6 billion
ISRAEL Strategic Weapons: 80 Stockpile: 80 TOTAL MEGATONS: 1.6 2006 Military Budget: $11.3 billion
PAKISTAN Strategic Weapons: 60 Stockpile: 60 TOTAL MEGATONS: 0.7 2006 Military Budget: $4.1 billion
FRANCE Strategic Weapons: 348 Stockpile: 348 TOTAL MEGATONS: 46.8 2006 Military Budget: $55.4 billion
INDIA Strategic Weapons: 50 Stockpile: 50 TOTAL MEGATONS: 0.6 2006 Military Budget: 22.4 billion
RUSSIA Strategic Weapons: 3,340 Stockpile: 15,000 TOTAL MEGATONS: 1,597 2006 Military Budget: $24.9 billion
NORTH KOREA Strategic Weapons: 10 Stockpile: 10 TOTAL MEGATONS: 0.01 2006 Military Budget NA
(Source: NESWEEKMAG July issue) |
posted by infraternam meam @ 1:33 PM |
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