
Status of World Nuclear Forces
谁拥有世界的核武器?GydF4y2Ba
尽管自冷战以来减少核武器武器库的进展,但世界上核弹头的综合清单仍然很高:截至2023年初,有9个国家的弹头大约有12,500枚弹头。GydF4y2Ba
联合起来,美国和俄罗斯现在拥有全球核武器总库存的约89%,而军方可用于使用的库存弹头的86%。目前,尚无其他核武器国家认为需要超过几百个国家安全核武器,尽管其中许多州正在增加其核库存。GydF4y2Ba
在全球范围内,核武器的总体清单正在下降,但与过去30年相比,减少的速度正在放缓。此外,这些减少仅是因为美国和俄罗斯仍在拆除以前退休的弹头。GydF4y2Ba
In contrast to the overall inventory of nuclear weapons, the number of warheads in global military stockpiles – which comprises warheads assigned to operational forces – is increasing once again.美国仍在缓慢降低其核库存。法国和以色列具有相对稳定的库存。但是中国,印度,朝鲜,巴基斯坦和英国以及可能的俄罗斯都在增加其库存(请参阅地图):GydF4y2Ba

在世界上大约12500枚核弹头中,大约9,576枚在军事储存中,用于导弹,飞机,船只和潜艇。其余的弹头已经退休,但仍然相对完整,正在等待拆除)。在军事库存中的9,576枚弹头中,约有3,804架由作战部队(在导弹或轰炸机基地上)部署。其中约有2,000名美国,俄罗斯,英国和法国的弹头GydF4y2Ba高警报GydF4y2Ba,准备短时间使用(请参阅表):GydF4y2Ba
The exact number of nuclear weapons in each country’s possession is a closely held national secret, so the estimates presented here come with significant uncertainty. Most nuclear-armed states provide essentially no information about the sizes of their nuclear stockpiles. Yet the degree of secrecy varies considerably from country to country. Between 2010 and 2018, the United States disclosed its total stockpile size, but in 2019 the Trump administration停止了这种做法GydF4y2Ba。2020年,拜登管理GydF4y2Ba恢复核透明度GydF4y2Ba– a brief victory for nuclear accountability in a democratic country – but then declined to declassify any US stockpile data for 2021 or 2022. Similarly, in 2021 the United Kingdom宣布GydF4y2Ba它将不再披露其运营库存,部署的弹头或部署的导弹号码的公众数据。此外,截至2023年,美国和俄罗斯都选择不再交换有关新开始条约规定其部署的战略弹头和发射器的公开数据。GydF4y2Ba
Despite these limitations, however, publicly available information, careful analysis of historical records, and occasional leaks make it possible to make best estimates about the size and composition of the national nuclear weapon stockpiles. For a breakdown of the nuclear warhead categories of the different nuclear-armed states, and for links to more details overviews of each country’s arsenals, see this table:
在历史背景下,核武器的数量ns我nthe world has declined significantly since the Cold War: down from a peak of approximately 70,300 in 1986 to an estimated 12,500 in early-2023. Government officials often characterize that accomplishment as a result of current or recent arms control agreements, but in reality the overwhelming portion of the reduction happened in the 1990s. Some also compare today’s numbers with those of the 1950s, but that is like comparing apples and oranges; today’s forces are vastly more capable.
The pace of reduction has slowed significantly compared with the 1990s and appears to continue only because of dismantlement of retired weapons; the trend is that the military stockpiles (useable nuclear weapons) are increasing again.
核武国家没有计划核武器,而是计划保留大型武器库,以实现无限期的未来。因此,他们与条约对不扩散核武器的客观和精神相抵触。GydF4y2Ba
所有人都继续以很大的速度将其剩余的核力量现代化,其中一些正在增加新型和/或增加他们在国家战略和公众声明中的作用,并且似乎都致力于在不确定的未来中保留核武器。GydF4y2Ba
有关全球现代化计划的概述,请参阅我们对GydF4y2BaSIPRI Yearbook和GydF4y2Ba核武器禁令GydF4y2Ba。个人资料可从GydF4y2BaFAS核笔记本GydF4y2Ba。GydF4y2Ba
每个国家可用的信息差异很大,从最透明的核武器国家(美国)到最不透明的(以色列)。因此,尽管美国的库存估算是基于“实际”数字,但其他几个核武器国家的估计值高度不确定。GydF4y2Ba
这些核武器估计是由美国科学家联合会的汉斯·克里斯汀森,马特·科尔达和埃里亚娜·雷诺兹制作的。他们的工作是基于分析师托马斯·科克伦(Thomas Cochran),罗伯特·诺里斯(Robert Norris)和威利安·阿金(Willian Arkin)的开创性成就,没有这些公共服务。GydF4y2Ba
This work was made possible through grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Future of Life Institute, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Longview Philanthropy, the New-Land Foundation, the Prospect Hill Foundation, the Stewart R. Mott Foundation, Ploughshares Fund, and individual donors. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors.