Ontwikkeling aantal kernwapens

YEAR U.S. RUSSIA U.K. FRANCE CHINA TOTAL

1945 6 0 0 0 0 6

1946 11 0 0 0 0 11

1947 32 0 0 0 0 32

1948 110 0 0 0 0 110

1949 235 1 0 0 0 236

1950 369 5 0 0 0 374

1951 640 25 0 0 0 665

1952 1,005 50 0 0 0 1,055

1953 1,436 120 1 0 0 1,557

1954 2,063 150 5 0 0 2,218

1955 3,057 200 10 0 0 3,267

1956 4,618 426 15 0 0 5,059

1957 6,444 660 20 0 0 7,124

1958 9,822 869 22 0 0 10,713

1959 15,468 1,060 25 0 0 16,553

1960 20,434 1,605 30 0 0 22,069

1961 24,173 2,471 50 0 0 26,694

1962 27,609 3,322 205 0 0 31,136

1963 29,808 4,238 280 0 0 34,326

1964 31,308 5,221 310 4 1 36,844

1965 32,135 6,129 310 32 5 38,611

1966 32,193 7,089 270 36 20 39,608

1967 31,411 8,339 270 36 25 40,081

1968 29,452 9,399 280 36 35 39,202

1969 27,463 10,538 308 36 50 38,395

1970 26,492 11,643 280 36 75 38,526

1971 26,602 13,092 220 45 100 40,059

1972 27,474 14,478 220 70 130 42,372

1973 28,449 15,915 275 116 150 44,905

1974 28,298 17,385 325 145 170 46,323

1975 27,235 19,443 350 188 185 47,401

1976 26,199 21,205 350 212 190 48,156

1977 25,342 23,044 350 228 200 49,164

1978 24,424 25,393 350 235 220 50,622

1979 24,141 27,935 350 235 235 52,896

1980 23,916 30,062 350 250 280 54,858

1981 23,191 32,049 350 275 330 56,195

1982 23,091 33,952 335 275 360 58,013

1983 23,341 35,804 320 280 380 60,125

1984 23,621 37,431 270 280 415 62,017

1985 23,510 39,197 300 360 425 63,792

1986* 23,410 45,000 300 355 425 69,490

1987* 23,472 43,000 300 420 415 67,607

1988* 23,236 41,000 300 415 430 65,381

1989* 22,827 39,000 300 415 435 62,977

1990* 21,781 37,000 300 505 435 60,021

1991* 20,121 35,000 300 540 435 56,396

1992* 18,340 33,000 200 540 435 52,515

1993* 16,831 31,000 200 525 435 48,991

1994* 15,456 29,000 250 485 435 45,626

1995* 14,111 27,000 300 485 425 42,321

1996* 12,937 25,000 260 450 400 39,047

1997* 12,000 23,000 260 450 400 36,110

* U.S. (after 1988) and Soviet/Russian (after 1986) warheads include those in active, operational forces; retired, non-deployed warheads awaiting dismantlement; and weapons in reserve. For recent years, the estimate for the former Soviet Union /Russia is about 50 percent active, 50 percent retired/reserve. For more detail on Russian and U.S. stockpiles, see "Nuclear Notebook" May/June 1997 and July/August 1997.

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