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How many countries have nuclear weapons and how many are there?
How destructive are today’s nuclear weapons?
Do nuclear weapons help to keep the peace?
What is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?
Why does this treaty matter if none of the countries with nuclear weapons have joined?
Why should one country give up its nuclear weapons if other countries still have them?
Why should countries that don’t have nuclear weapons care about this treaty?
Can a NATO state join the TPNW?
How many countries have nuclear weapons and how many are there?
Answer
Nine countries - China, North Korea, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States - possess a total of nearly 14,000 nuclear weapons. Russia and the United States possess roughly 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons, with over 6,000 weapons each.
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