As of 2023, the United Kingdom has a nuclear warhead stockpile of approximately 225 missiles, the fewest number of warheads since the early 1960s. During this time period, the UK had the highest number of nuclear warheads between 1973 and 1981, when it had 500.
Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023
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Federation of American Scientists. (March 28, 2023). Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/
Federation of American Scientists. "Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/
Federation of American Scientists. (2023). Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/
Federation of American Scientists. "Nuclear Warhead Stockpile of The United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/
Federation of American Scientists, Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Nuclear warhead stockpile of the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2023 [Graph], Federation of American Scientists, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294374/uk-nuclear-warheads/