As of February 2022, approximately 11 percent of adults in the United States thought that it was very likely that their country would get into a nuclear war by 2032, with a further 23 percent believing it to be fairly likely. By comparison, 17 percent of people thought this scenario was very unlikely.
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Statistics on Nuclear Weapons
History
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Nuclear Weapons
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- Basic Statistic Number of nuclear weapons worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Nuclear weapons spending of the world's nuclear armed countries 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. nuclear weapons budget request from 2019 to 2024
- Premium Statistic Number of nuclear warheads in NATO and Russia 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Maximum range of operational missiles in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Maximum range of operational missiles in Russia 2021
- Basic Statistic Maximum range of operational missiles in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Maximum range of operational missiles in France 2021
Nuclear Materials
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- Basic Statistic Nuclear Security Index 2020
- Premium Statistic Uranium mine production worldwide 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Global uranium mine production volume by method 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Production levels of global top uranium mines 2021
- Premium Statistic Global uranium production by leading countries in 2020
- Premium Statistic Countries with the largest uranium reserves worldwide 2020
Opinion
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- Basic Statistic Opinion of U.S. adults regarding the likelihood of nuclear war in next 10 years 2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who worry about a nuclear war with Russia 2022
- Basic Statistic British attitudes on if they should keep their nuclear weapons 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Opinion on nuclear weapon necessity in Russia 2021
- Basic Statistic Fear of Russia using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Poland, and NATO countries 2022
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- Nuclear weapons spending of the world's nuclear armed countries 2020
- Hungarians' expectations about using nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war 2022
- British attitudes on if they should keep their nuclear weapons 2019-2022
- Number of nuclear weapons worldwide 1945-2020
- 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
- Share of U.S. adults who worry about a nuclear war with Russia 2022
- Opinion on nuclear weapon necessity in Russia 2021
- Number of nuclear warheads belonging to NATO allies 1952-2022
- U.S. nuclear weapons budget request from 2019 to 2024
- Global opinion on Iran and the acquisition of nuclear weapons, 2012
- Number of countries supporting the prohibition of nuclear weapons worldwide, 2017
- Nuclear warhead inventory per country 1945-2022
- 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
- Number of nuclear weapons worldwide 2022, by country
- Number of nuclear warheads in NATO and Russia 2022, by type
- Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2022
- Nuclear warhead stockpile of the UK 1953-2022
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YouGov. (February 28, 2022). How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
YouGov. "How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years?." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
YouGov. (2022). How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
YouGov. "How Likely Do You Think We Are to Get into a Nuclear War within The next Ten Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
YouGov, How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years? [Graph], YouGov, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/