Table of Global Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles, 1945-2002
| End Year |
US |
SU |
UK |
FR |
CH |
Total |
| 1945 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 |
| 1946 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 |
| 1947 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32 |
| 1948 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 110 |
| 1949 | 235 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 236 |
| 1950 | 369 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 374 |
| 1951 | 640 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | 665 |
| 1952 | 1,005 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 1,055 |
| 1953 | 1,436 | 120 | 1 | -- | -- | 1,557 |
| 1954 | 2,063 | 150 | 5 | -- | -- | 2,218 |
| 1955 | 3,057 | 200 | 10 | -- | -- | 3,267 |
| 1956 | 4,618 | 426 | 15 | -- | -- | 5,059 |
| 1957 | 6,444 | 660 | 20 | -- | -- | 7,124 |
| 1958 | 9,822 | 869 | 22 | -- | -- | 10,713 |
| 1959 | 15,468 | 1,060 | 25 | -- | -- | 16,553 |
| 1960 | 20,434 | 1,605 | 30 | -- | -- | 22,069 |
| 1961 | 24,111 | 2,471 | 50 | -- | -- | 26,632 |
| 1962 | 27,297 | 3,322 | 205 | -- | -- | 30,823 |
| 1963 | 29,249 | 4,238 | 280 | -- | -- | 33,767 |
| 1964 | 30,751 | 5,221 | 310 | 4 | 1 | 36,287 |
| 1965 | 31,642 | 6,129 | 310 | 32 | 5 | 38,118 |
| 1966 | 31,700 | 7,089 | 270 | 36 | 20 | 39,105 |
| 1967 | 30,893 | 8,339 | 270 | 36 | 25 | 39,563 |
| 1968 | 28,884 | 9,399 | 280 | 36 | 35 | 38,633 |
| 1969 | 26,910 | 10,538 | 308 | 36 | 50 | 37,841 |
| 1970 | 26,119 | 11,643 | 280 | 36 | 75 | 38,153 |
| 1971 | 26,365 | 13,092 | 220 | 45 | 100 | 39,822 |
| 1972 | 27,296 | 14,478 | 220 | 70 | 130 | 42,193 |
| 1973 | 28,335 | 15,915 | 275 | 116 | 150 | 44,791 |
| 1974 | 28,170 | 17,385 | 325 | 145 | 170 | 46,195 |
| 1975 | 27,052 | 19,055 | 350 | 188 | 185 | 46,830 |
| 1976 | 25,956 | 21,205 | 350 | 212 | 190 | 47,913 |
| 1977 | 25,099 | 23,044 | 350 | 228 | 200 | 48,920 |
| 1978 | 24,243 | 25,393 | 350 | 235 | 220 | 50,441 |
| 1979 | 24,107 | 27,935 | 350 | 235 | 235 | 52,862 |
| 1980 | 23,764 | 30,062 | 350 | 250 | 280 | 54,706 |
| 1981 | 23,031 | 32,049 | 350 | 275 | 330 | 56,035 |
| 1982 | 22,937 | 33,952 | 335 | 275 | 360 | 57,859 |
| 1983 | 23,154 | 35,804 | 320 | 280 | 380 | 59,938 |
| 1984 | 23,228 | 37,431 | 270 | 280 | 415 | 61,623 |
| 1985 | 23,135 | 39,197 | 300 | 360 | 425 | 63,416 |
| 1986 | 23,254 | 40,723 | 300 | 355 | 425 | 65,056 |
| 1987 | 23,490 | 38,859 | 300 | 420 | 415 | 63,484 |
| 1988 | 23,077 | 37,333 | 300 | 410 | 430 | 61,549 |
| 1989 | 22,174 | 35,805 | 300 | 410 | 435 | 59,124 |
| 1990 | 21,211 | 33,417 | 300 | 505 | 430 | 55,863 |
| 1991 | 18,306 | 28,595 | 300 | 540 | 435 | 48,176 |
| 1992 | 13,731 | 25,155 | 300 | 540 | 435 | 40,161 |
| 1993 | 11,536 | 21,101 | 300 | 525 | 435 | 33,897 |
| 1994 | 11,012 | 18,399 | 250 | 510 | 450 | 30,621 |
| 1995 | 10,953 | 14,978 | 300 | 500 | 400 | 27,131 |
| 1996 | 10,886 | 12,085 | 300 | 450 | 400 | 24,121 |
| 1997 | 10,829 | 11,264 | 260 | 450 | 400 | 23,203 |
| 1998 | 10,763 | 10,764 | 260 | 450 | 400 | 22,637 |
| 1999 | 10,698 | 10,451 | 185 | 450 | 400 | 22,184 |
| 2000 | 10,615 | 10,201 | 185 | 450 | 400 | 21,851 |
| 2001 | 10,491 | 9,126 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 20,567 |
| 2002 | 10,640 | 8,600 | 200 | 350 | 400 | 20,190 |
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US = United States, SU = Soviet Union/Russia, UK = United Kingdom, FR = France and CH = China | ||||||
