Israel
Estimated total
90
warheads · 2026-01
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.
Estimated inventory · 2026-01
| 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% |
Programme
| 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 |