The United Kingdom has around 160 active nuclear warheads. Their arsenal is Trident-missile based, but using a british warhead design.
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1933 by Leo Szilard. He filed a patent in 1934 (British patent 630726).
nuclear deterrence - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will attack you back with nuclear weaponsmutual assured destruction - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will totally destroy you with nuclear weapons and if I attack you with nuclear weapons then you will totally destroy me with nuclear weapons - thus any nuclear attack by either party will result in the certain destruction of both parties
fifth rank in nuclear weapons
Egypt is not believed or suspected to have nuclear weapons, or a nuclear weapons program, at this time (May 2009). See Related Link for a discussion of the world's nuclear powers.