page_title: Nuclear disarmament
section_title: Other states
hierarchical_section_title: Nuclear disarmament / Other states
caption_attribution_description: World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color. As of March 2007. &#160;&#160; Five "nuclear weapons countries" from the NPT &#160;&#160; Other known nuclear powers (India and Pakistan) &#160;&#160; Other presumed nuclear powers (Israel) &#160;&#160; Countries that possess nuclear weapons, but have not widely adopted them (North Korea) &#160;&#160; Countries suspected of being in the process of developing nuclear weapons and/or nuclear programs &#160;&#160; Countries formerly possessing nuclear weapons (Belarus, Kazakstan, South Africa and Ukraine) &#160;&#160; Countries which at one point had nuclear weapons and/or nuclear weapons research programs See List of states with nuclear weapons, for details on the countries identified on the map. I edited a previous version of this file (found here (Image:Nuclear_weapon_programs_worldwidenew.png)), making it clear that North Korea's nuclear status is not clear, and changed the color scheme slightly to make it easier to read. (There are some mistakes on this map: Spain may develop nuclear weapon at any moment and it's thought Israel owns nuclear weapons. Perhaps someone could change this map to give a better information, thanks!!)
context_page_description: Nuclear disarmament is the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons. It can also be the end state of a nuclear-weapons-free world, in which nuclear weapons are completely eliminated. The term denuclearization is also used to describe the process leading to complete nuclear disarmament.
  Nuclear disarmament groups include the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Peace Action, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Greenpeace, Soka Gakkai International, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Mayors for Peace, Global Zero, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. There have been many large anti-nuclear demonstrations and protests. On June 12, 1982, one million people demonstrated in New York City's Central Park against nuclear weapons and for an end to the cold war arms race. It was the largest anti-nuclear protest and the largest political demonstration in American history.
  In recent years, some U.S. elder statesmen have also advocated nuclear disarmament.
context_section_description: While the vast majority of states have adhered to the stipulations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, a few states have either refused to sign the treaty or have pursued nuclear weapons programs while not being members of the treaty. Many view the pursuit of nuclear weapons by these states as a threat to nonproliferation and world peace.
  Declared nuclear weapon states not party to the NPT:
  Indian nuclear weapons: 80–100 active warheads
  Pakistani nuclear weapons: 90–110 active warheads
  North Korean nuclear weapons: <10 active warheads
  Undeclared nuclear weapon states not party to the NPT:
  Israeli nuclear weapons: 75–200 active warheads
  Nuclear weapon states not party to the NPT that disarmed and joined the NPT as non-nuclear weapons states:
  South African nuclear weapons: disarmed from 1989–1993
  Former Soviet states that disarmed and joined the NPT as non-nuclear weapons states:
  Belarus
  Kazakhstan
  Ukraine
  Non-nuclear weapon states party to the NPT currently accused of seeking nuclear weapons:
  Iran
  Non-nuclear weapon states party to the NPT who acknowledged and eliminated past nuclear weapons programs:
  Libya
caption: World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color.   Five "nuclear weapons states" from the NPT   Other states known to possess nuclear weapons (India and Pakistan)   Other presumed nuclear powers (Israel)    States formerly possessing nuclear weapons (Belarus, Kazakhstan, South Africa and Ukraine)   States suspected of being in the process of developing nuclear weapons and/or nuclear programs   States which at one point had nuclear weapons and/or nuclear weapons research programs   States that possess nuclear weapons, but have not widely adopted them (North Korea)
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