ussia is the world’s largest stockist of nuclear arsenal with 16,000 warheads while the US has only 10,300, according to a leading American daily.
India and Pakistan too find mention in the Wall Street Journal’s assessment of the latest nuclear club. New Delhi is said to have 75-110 warheads while Islamabad has 50-110
‘‘Russia has 16,000 warheads; the US 10,300; China 410, France 350; the United Kingdom 200; Israel 100-170; India 75-110 and Pakistan 50-110,’’ it said.
In 1945, the paper pointed out, there were six nuclear warheads globally. In 1957, the US Army said it needed 151,000 nuclear warheads.
The assessment on global nuclear powers came in a report stressing the need to contain the ‘‘nuclear threats’’ posed by Iran and North Korea.
It suggested military strikes to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear-bomb-making capacity if it cannot be stopped otherwise.‘‘If diplomatic and peaceful means don’t succeed, how else will Iran be stopped?’’.
India and Pakistan too find mention in the Wall Street Journal’s assessment of the latest nuclear club. New Delhi is said to have 75-110 warheads while Islamabad has 50-110
‘‘Russia has 16,000 warheads; the US 10,300; China 410, France 350; the United Kingdom 200; Israel 100-170; India 75-110 and Pakistan 50-110,’’ it said.
In 1945, the paper pointed out, there were six nuclear warheads globally. In 1957, the US Army said it needed 151,000 nuclear warheads.
The assessment on global nuclear powers came in a report stressing the need to contain the ‘‘nuclear threats’’ posed by Iran and North Korea.
It suggested military strikes to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear-bomb-making capacity if it cannot be stopped otherwise.‘‘If diplomatic and peaceful means don’t succeed, how else will Iran be stopped?’’.