In 1985, the countries known to possess nuclear weapons capabilities included the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and China. Additionally, India had conducted its first nuclear test in 1974, although it was not recognized as a nuclear weapons state under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). South Africa had developed nuclear weapons but dismantled its program in the early 1990s. Other nations, such as Israel, were widely believed to have nuclear weapons, although they maintained a policy of ambiguity.
Yes, Ukraine once possessed nuclear weapons after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. At that time, Ukraine inherited the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world, which included thousands of warheads. However, in 1994, Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances under the Budapest Memorandum, which was signed by Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. By 1996, the disarmament was completed, and Ukraine became a non-nuclear state.
The U.S., at its peak state, had close to 32500 nuclear weapons (about the year 1965). They now have roughly 10000.
Only the United States has used nuclear weapons in combat, that was the two bombs dropped by B-29s on Japan to end WW2.
Luckily we haven't had to have a war to find out. These things are very much state secrets, anyone who is in a position to know would not be allowed to tell you!
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No, India has both civil nuclear power reactors and nuclear weapons
Japan has nuclear power plants but no nuclear weapons
Yes, both in power generation and weapons.
Russia, of course.
United States, Russia (successor state to the Soviet Union), theUnited Kingdom, France, and China. has nuclear weapons
As far as I know nuclear weapons have never been traded between countries, so if a country has nuclear weapons it is due to their own science and technology, or to espionage activities to get the required knowledge. The other criterion is not to have signed up to the Non Proliferation Treaty, except for countries that had already developed weapons when the Treaty came into being.
The U.S., at its peak state, had close to 32500 nuclear weapons (about the year 1965). They now have roughly 10000.
See www.nrc.gov for a map of sites in the US
They are a part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. They want the world to be free of nuclear weapons and also want to be part of making the world a safer place. "As a State Party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Bosnia and Herzegovina is fully committed to implementing the Treaty and stands ready to contribute to the international efforts to ensure its universality as a long term goal in promotion of security and prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world."
It does in a certain regards .if a state ,lets say iran, develops nuclear weapons it effectivly acts as a deterent against aggression from ..well the primary global aggressor ,united states .compromising their abillity to continue an oppressive global dominance agenda.that is why washington is in such fanatical opposition towards irans nuculear energy program.
Nuclear weapons provide protection against war. With the possession of a nuclear weapon, enemy states will be hesitant to attack due to Mutual Assured Destruction (M.A.D.), the belief that if a country attacks another state with a nuclear weapon, the targeted state with fire with a counter attack, assuring both nations will be significantly damaged.