List of states with nuclear weapons
Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons. Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

List of states with nuclear weapons

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Table Section Text: Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons. Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Nuclear weapons

Replica of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945

Background

History Warfare Design Testing Delivery Yield Effects and estimated megadeaths of explosions Winter Workers Ethics Arsenals Arms race Espionage Proliferation Disarmament Terrorism Opposition

Nuclear-armed states

NPT recognized United States Russia United Kingdom France China Others India Israel (undeclared) Pakistan North Korea Former South Africa Belarus Kazakhstan Ukraine

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Pakistan is one of nine states to possess nuclear weapons.

final_sentence: Pakistan is one of nine states to possess nuclear weapons.