Countries with the biggest nuclear weapon stockpiles :
1_Russian Federation
The Soviet Union of Russia (USSR) tested its first nuclear weapon RDS-1 in August 1949, starting the race for nuclear weapons with the US. The USSR detonated its largest nuclear weapon, Tsar Bomba, with a yield of 50 megatonnes (equivalent to the power of 3,800 Hiroshima bombs) in 1961. Nuclear arms testing reached its peak in 1962 with 79 tests held during the year.
2_United States of America
The United States was the first nation to develop a nuclear weapon and is the only state to deploy nuclear weapon against another country. The US began nuclear weapon development during World War II and successfully tested its first nuclear weapon in July 1945.
3_France
France became a nuclear weapons state when it successfully launched its first nuclear weapon during an atmospheric nuclear test named Gerboise Bleue in February 1960. The nation concluded its nuclear testing with the last and 210th test in January 1996 in French Polynesia.
4_China
The People’s Republic of China tested its first nuclear weapon in October 1964 at the Lop Nur test site in the Gobi desert of Xinjiang province. A total of 45 tests, including 23 atmospheric and 22 underground, were conducted until the country signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in September 1996.
5_United Kingdom
The United Kingdom became the third nuclear-powered country when it tested its first nuclear weapon in October 1952. The nation conducted a total of 45 tests, but participated in the US nuclear testing programme amounting to more than 1,000 nuclear tests.
6_Pakistan
Pakistan’s nuclear power was unveiled to the world in a series of nuclear tests conducted in May 1998, although the country initiated its nuclear weapons programme in the 1970s. Pakistan is the seventh country in the world with a capability to develop and produce nuclear arms.
7_India
India became the sixth nation to develop nuclear weapons when it exploded a nuclear weapon during its first nuclear test in May 1974. The test, codenamed Smiling Buddah, was declared as a peaceful nuclear explosion by the Government of India.
8_Israel
Israel is believed to have initiated its nuclear programme in the 1950s, although it has not tested nuclear weapons publicly. The country exerts a policy of nuclear ambiguity concealing its nuclear status.
9_North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) exploded its first nuclear weapon in October 2006. The third and most recent nuclear test was conducted in February 2013.
Top Militaries :
No_1. USA
The F-22 and F-35 flying together.USAF
Budget: $601 billion
Active frontline personnel: 1,400,000
Tanks: 8,848
Total aircraft: 13,892
Submarines: 72
No_2. Russia
2014.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Budget: $84.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 766,055
Tanks: 15,398
Total aircraft: 3,429
Submarines: 55
No. 3. China
Budget: $216 billion
Active frontline personnel: 2,333,000
Tanks: 9,150
Total aircraft: 2,860
Submarines: 67
No. 4. Japan
Budget: $41.6 billion
Active frontline personnel: 247,173
Tanks: 678
Total aircraft: 1,613
Submarines: 16
No. 5. India
India's Rapid Action Force personnel inside their base camp in New Delhi on November 6, 2014.Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Budget: $50 billion
Active frontline personnel: 1,325,000
Tanks: 6,464
Total aircraft: 1,905
Submarines: 15
No. 6. France
French soldiers patrol in the Terz valley, about 37 miles south of the town of Tessalit in northern Mali on March 20, 2013.Stringer ./REUTERS
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 202,761
Tanks: 423
Total aircraft: 1,264
Submarines: 10
No. 7. South Korea
No. 7. South Korea
Members of South Korea's special forces participate in military training.Cpl. Matthew J. Bragg/US Marine Corps
Budget: $62.3 billion
Active frontline personnel: 624,465
Tanks: 2,381
Total aircraft: 1,412
Submarines: 13
No. 8. Italy
Budget: $34 billion
Active frontline personnel: 320,000
Tanks: 586
Total aircraft: 760
Submarines: 6
No. 9. UK
Budget: $60.5 billion
Active frontline personnel: 146,980
Tanks: 407
Total aircraft: 936
Submarines: 10
No. 10. Turkey
Budget: $18.2 billion
Active frontline personnel: 410,500
Tanks: 3,778
Total aircraft: 1,020
Submarines: 13
No. 11. Pakistan
Budget: $7 billion
Active frontline personnel: 617,000
Tanks: 2,924
Total aircraft: 914
Submarines: 8
No. 12. Egypt
Budget: $4.4 billion
Active frontline personnel: 468,500
Tanks: 4,624
Total aircraft: 1,107
Submarines: 4