Which countries currently have nuclear weapons?
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Thanks to North Korea, nuclear weapons have been in the news a lot lately.
After President Trump’s Afghan speech last night, many pundits observed that calling out Pakistan and India was a bit risky since both were nuclear powers.
Be honest: Did you know that?
My bet: most Americans have no idea which countries do and do not have nuclear weapons now.
For example, what about France, Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK?
Yes or no?
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You get the point.
Now it’s your turn.
No Googling or peeking !
I’ll even state the question to give you a hint:
What 9 countries currently have nuclear weapons?
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The simple answer is that 9 countries currently have known nuclear weapons:
United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and, now, North Korea
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But, according to ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nukes), the “problem” spans much wider than the 9 countries above.
In addition to the 9 …
Five European nations “host” US nuclear weapons on their soil as part of a NATO nuclear-sharing arrangement.
Roughly two dozen other nations claim to rely on US nuclear weapons for their security.
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And, there are many nations with nuclear power or research reactors capable of being diverted for weapons production.
“The spread of nuclear know-how has increased the risk that more nations will develop the bomb.”
Think they’re talking about Iran?
Oh yeah, not-to-worry, Iran signed the “Deal”
Whew.
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