The Nuclear Threat is Back (I)

Despite progress in reducing nuclear weapon arsenals since the Cold War, the world’s combined inventory of nuclear warheads remains at a very high level: nine countries possessed roughly 12,500 warheads as of early-2023.

Combined, the United States and Russia now possess approximately 89 percent of the world’s total inventory of nuclear weapons, and 86 percent of the stockpiled warheads available for use by the military. Currently, no other nuclear-armed state sees a need for more than a few hundred nuclear weapons for national security, although many of these states are increasing their nuclear stockpiles.

Globally, the overall inventory of nuclear weapons is declining, but the pace of reductions is slowing compared with the past 30 years. Moreover, these reductions are happening only because the United States and Russia are still dismantling previously retired warheads.

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. The United States is still reducing its nuclear stockpile slowly. France and Israel have relatively stable inventories. But China, India, North Korea, Pakistan and the United Kingdom, as well as possibly Russia, are all thought to be increasing their stockpiles.

Aiming at voiding a Nuclear Holocaust, which Country suggests the greatest overall stamina by means of executive power in the sense of military, economic and financial control, serving to prepare for / endure any kind of global conflict?!

Frame of Reference

Status of Nuclear Forces (fas.org)

Military Superpowers

# Top 10 Countries With Most Powerful Military Strength - Forbes India

# Global Firepower - 2024 World Military Strength Rankings

Economic Superpowers

# The 50 largest economies in the world (worlddata.info)

Financial Superpowers

# The Hierarchy Of Financial Superpowers – Who’s Really On Top? (forbes.com)

– The Highest Powers: The rock stars of indexing (etfstream.com)

– The Higher Powers: Rating Agency (corporatefinanceinstitute.com)

– The Lower Rung: Banks and Asset Managers: 10 Biggest Banks in the World (investopedia.com) ––– World's Top Asset Management Firms (advratings.com)