As of 2022, there were estimated to be approximately 4,178 nuclear warheads belonging to three NATO allies, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. The majority of these belonged to the United States, which had 3,708 nuclear warheads.
Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022
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Statistics on NATO
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Combined number of military personnel in NATO countries 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of military personnel in NATO countries 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of paramilitary personnel in NATO 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. military personnel in Europe 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of NATO troops in eastern member states 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of troops in NATO's enchanced forward presence battlegroups 2022
- Basic Statistic Comparison of the military capabilities of NATO and Russia 2022
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Combined defense expenditure of NATO countries 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Defense expenditures of NATO countries 2022
- Basic Statistic Average defense expenditure of NATO countries as a share of GDP 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Defense expenditures of NATO countries as a percentage of GDP 2022
- Basic Statistic Annual real change in defense expenditure among NATO countries 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual real change in defense expenditure in NATO 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Defense expenditures of NATO countries per capita 2022
- Basic Statistic Combined defense expenditures of NATO countries per capita 2022
Military Strength
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- Basic Statistic Number of military aircraft in NATO 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of ground combat vehicles in NATO 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of military ships in NATO 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of military aircraft in NATO 2022, by type of aircraft
- Basic Statistic Number of ground combat vehicles in NATO 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of military ships in NATO 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies 1952-2022
- Basic Statistic Maximum range of operational missiles in the U.S. 2021
Public Opinion
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- Basic Statistic Support for NATO membership among member states 2021
- Basic Statistic Support for defending other NATO countries among member states 2021
- Basic Statistic Public opinion on NATO membership in Ukraine 2022
- Basic Statistic Perception of NATO application in Sweden 2022, by political party
- Basic Statistic Opinion on Finland joining NATO 2022
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- Number of nuclear warheads worldwide 2022
- Number of nuclear weapons worldwide 2022, by country
- Nuclear weapons spending of the world's nuclear armed countries 2020
- U.S. nuclear weapons budget request FY 2019-2027
- Hungarians' expectations about using nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war 2022
- Number of nuclear warheads in NATO and Russia 2022, by type
- Nuclear warhead inventory per country 1945-2022
- British attitudes on if they should keep their nuclear weapons 2019-2022
- Fear of Russia using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Poland, and NATO countries 2022
- Timeline of successful and failed ballistic missile tests by North Korea 1984-2021
- Nuclear warhead stockpile of the UK 1953-2022
- Opinion on nuclear weapon necessity in Russia 2021
- Opinion of U.S. adults regarding the likelihood of nuclear war in next 10 years 2022
- Share of U.S. adults who worry about a nuclear war with Russia 2022
- Number of nuclear weapons worldwide 1945-2020
- Global opinion on Iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons, 2012
- Number of countries supporting the prohibition of nuclear weapons worldwide, 2017
- Public opinion on North Korea having nuclear weapons in 2017, by country
- Scottish opinion on nuclear weapons in Britain 2013 survey
- Global support for use of military force to prevent nuclear weapons in Iran 2012
- U.S. view on military force against nuclear weapons in Iran, by political party
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Federation of American Scientists. (February 23, 2022). Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/
Federation of American Scientists. "Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022." Chart. February 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/
Federation of American Scientists. (2022). Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/
Federation of American Scientists. "Estimated Number of Nuclear Warheads Belonging to Nato Allies from 1952 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/
Federation of American Scientists, Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Estimated number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies from 1952 to 2022 [Graph], Federation of American Scientists, February 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294371/nato-nuclear-warhead-inventory/