Israel
Israel is estimated to hold 90 nuclear warheads, about 1% of the world total, of which roughly 90 are in its military stockpile. All figures are open-source estimates as of 2026-01.
Israel has never confirmed or denied possessing nuclear weapons, a policy of deliberate ambiguity maintained since the 1960s. It has never conducted an acknowledged test. The estimate here rests on the Dimona reactor's assessed plutonium production and on disclosures by a former technician in 1986.
| Deployed strategic | none deployed |
|---|---|
| Deployed non-strategic | none reported |
| Reserve / non-deployed | 90 |
| Military stockpile | 90 |
| Total inventory | 90 incl. retired |
| Share of world total | 0.7% |
| First test | never tested or acknowledged |
|---|---|
| NPT status | never joined NPT |
| Publicly declared | No, never confirmed or denied |
| Fissile material route | Primarily plutonium |
| Civil programme | Reactors in Israel |
Other armed states
| Country | Estimated total |
|---|---|
| Russia | 5,420 |
| United States | 5,042 |
| China | 620 |
| France | 370 |
| United Kingdom | 225 |
| India | 190 |
| Pakistan | 170 |
| North Korea | 60 |
Israel in context
Its total inventory of 90 warheads is under 1% of the 12,187 across the 9 states on record, ranking 8th.
Its military stockpile of 90 is under 1% of the world's 9,745.
The estimate lists no deployed warheads for Israel; 90 warheads are shown as reserve.
Israel has not officially declared its arsenal, so every figure above is an outside estimate and not a declared number.
Its NPT status is "never joined NPT", the same as 2 of the other 8 states on record.
| Measure | Israel | World (all nine states) | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total inventory | 90 | 12,187 | under 1% of world, 8th of 9 |
| Military stockpile | 90 | 9,745 | under 1% of world |
Worked out from the entries on this site only, so a figure compares Israel with what is recorded here, not with everything that exists. An entry with no value for a measure is left out of that measure's ranking and median.
Sources
- Federation of American Scientists, Status of World Nuclear Forces · retrieved 2026-09-07
- SIPRI Yearbook 2026, chapter 8: World nuclear forces
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