year | warheads | megatonnage | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA | USSR/ RUSSIA | other nations | TOTAL | USA | USSR/ RUSSIA | other nations | TOTAL | |
1945 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||
1946 | 9 | 9 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||||
1947 | 13 | 13 | 0.26 | 0.26 | ||||
1948 | 56 | 56 | 1.25 | 1.25 | ||||
1949 | 169 | 1 | 170 | 4.19 | 0.02 | 4.21 | ||
1950 | 298 | 3 | 301 | 9.53 | 0.06 | 9.59 | ||
1951 | 438 | 35 | 473 | 35.3 | 1.6 | 36.9 | ||
1952 | 832 | 85 | 917 | 50.0 | 4.1 | 54.1 | ||
1953 | 1,161 | 135 | 1 | 1,297 | 72.8 | 7 | 0.02 | 79.8 |
1954 | 1,630 | 200 | 5 | 1,835 | 339 | 11 | 0.09 | 350 |
1955 | 2,280 | 430 | 10 | 2,720 | 2,880 | 190 | 0.17 | 3,070 |
1956 | 3,620 | 660 | 15 | 4,295 | 9,189 | 360 | 0.26 | 9,549 |
1957 | 5,828 | 900 | 20 | 6,748 | 17,546 | 660 | 0.34 | 18,206 |
1958 | 7,402 | 1,060 | 22 | 8,484 | 17,304 | 700 | 4.30 | 18,008 |
1959 | 12,305 | 1,700 | 25 | 14,030 | 19,055 | 1,190 | 10.3 | 20,255 |
1960 | 18,638 | 2,470 | 30 | 21,138 | 20,491 | 2,580 | 20.3 | 23,091 |
1961 | 22,229 | 3,320 | 50 | 25,599 | 10,948 | 3,420 | 10.6 | 14,378 |
1962 | 27,100 | 4,240 | 205 | 31,545 | 12,825 | 4,140 | 121 | 17,086 |
1963 | 29,800 | 5,220 | 282 | 35,302 | 15,977 | 5,170 | 181 | 21,329 |
1964 | 31,600 | 6,300 | 321 | 38,221 | 16,944 | 6,090 | 202 | 23,236 |
1965 | 32,400 | 7,550 | 395 | 40,345 | 15,153 | 7,240 | 205 | 22,597 |
1966 | 32,450 | 8,850 | 370 | 41,670 | 14,037 | 9,830 | 196 | 24,064 |
1967 | 32,500 | 10,000 | 338 | 42,838 | 12,786 | 11,700 | 192 | 24,678 |
1968 | 30,700 | 11,000 | 360 | 42,060 | 11,838 | 13,400 | 175 | 25,412 |
1969 | 28,200 | 12,700 | 405 | 41,305 | 11,714 | 15,300 | 167 | 27,182 |
1970 | 26,600 | 14,500 | 447 | 41,547 | 9,695 | 17,100 | 169 | 26,964 |
1971 | 26,500 | 16,600 | 425 | 43,525 | 8,584 | 17,400 | 155 | 26,140 |
1972 | 27,000 | 18,800 | 480 | 46,280 | 8,532 | 17,800 | 196 | 26,527 |
1973 | 28,400 | 21,100 | 602 | 50,102 | 8,452 | 18,400 | 261 | 27,113 |
1974 | 29,100 | 23,500 | 708 | 53,308 | 8,325 | 18,700 | 308 | 27,333 |
1975 | 28,100 | 25,800 | 799 | 54,699 | 7,368 | 19,400 | 345 | 27,114 |
1976 | 26,700 | 28,400 | 860 | 55,960 | 5,936 | 19,100 | 352 | 25,388 |
1977 | 25,800 | 31,400 | 903 | 58,103 | 5,845 | 18,300 | 371 | 24,516 |
1978 | 24,600 | 34,000 | 931 | 59,531 | 5,721 | 18,000 | 407 | 24,129 |
1979 | 24,300 | 36,300 | 951 | 61,551 | 5,696 | 16,900 | 430 | 23,026 |
1980 | 24,300 | 38,700 | 984 | 63,984 | 5,619 | 15,700 | 518 | 21,836 |
1981 | 23,400 | 40,800 | 1,031 | 65,231 | 5,383 | 16,200 | 589 | 22,172 |
1982 | 23,000 | 42,600 | 1,043 | 66,643 | 5,359 | 16,500 | 594 | 22,453 |
1983 | 23,400 | 43,300 | 1,071 | 67,771 | 5,232 | 16,100 | 635 | 21,967 |
1984 | 23,600 | 44,000 | 1,066 | 68,666 | 5,192 | 15,800 | 662 | 21,654 |
1985 | 23,500 | 45,000 | 1,195 | 69,695 | 5,217 | 15,400 | 666 | 21,283 |
1986 | 23,400 | 43,000 | 1,207 | 67,607 | 5,415 | 14,700 | 656 | 20,770 |
1987 | 23,700 | 41,000 | 1,281 | 65,981 | 4,882 | 14,000 | 648 | 19,530 |
1988 | 23,400 | 39,000 | 1,297 | 63,697 | 4,790 | 13,300 | 662 | 18,752 |
1989 | 22,700 | 37,000 | 1,323 | 61,023 | 4,743 | 12,700 | 678 | 18,122 |
1990 | 21,800 | 35,800 | 1,410 | 59,010 | 4,519 | 12,300 | 648 | 17,467 |
1991 | 20,400 | 34,600 | 1,492 | 56,492 | 3,796 | 11,800 | 643 | 16,239 |
1992 | 18,700 | 33,400 | 1,364 | 53,464 | 3,168 | 11,400 | 601 | 15,169 |
1993 | 17,000 | 32,200 | 1,358 | 50,558 | 2,647 | 11,000 | 602 | 14,249 |
1994 | 15,500 | 31,000 | 1,325 | 47,825 | 2,375 | 10,600 | 602 | 13,577 |
1995 | 14,100 | 29,800 | 1,423 | 45,323 | 2,160 | 10,200 | 614 | 12,974 |
1996 | 12,900 | 28,600 | 1,493 | 42,993 | 1,980 | 9,790 | 635 | 12,405 |
1997 | 11,700 | 27,400 | 1,483 | 40,583 | 1,790 | 9,380 | 646 | 11,816 |
1998 | 10,800 | 26,200 | 1,502 | 38,502 | 1,660 | 8,970 | 664 | 11,294 |
1999 | 10,700 | 25,000 | 1,494 | 37,194 | 1,640 | 8,560 | 673 | 10,873 |
2000 | 10,600 | 23,800 | 1,511 | 35,911 | 1,620 | 8,140 | 672 | 10,432 |
2001 | 10,500 | 22,600 | 1,478 | 34,578 | 1,610 | 7,730 | 664 | 10,004 |
2002 | 10,500 | 21,400 | 1,516 | 33,416 | 1,610 | 7,320 | 676 | 9,606 |
2003 | 10,400 | 20,200 | 1,506 | 32,106 | 1,590 | 6,910 | 682 | 9,182 |
2004 | 10,400 | 19,000 | 1,590 | 6,500 | ||||
2005 | 10,300 | 18,000 | 1,580 | 6,160 | ||||
2006 | 10,100 | 17,000 | 1,550 | 5,820 | ||||
2007 | 9,900 | 16,000 | 1,520 | 5,480 | ||||
© 1995-2003, 2007 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 26 November 2007.
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