> >> There are some 45,000 nuclear devices extant.  1/3 of them are
 > >> operational.  The US has only 1/3 of that amount.
 >
 > > France, has some, Russia and other former Soviet countries also have a
 > > rather large amount floating around as well.
 >
 > The UK, India, Pakistan, Israel, Nortk Korea for certain as well.
 >
 > There are US nuclear devices deployed in every NATO-country and several othe
 > allies.
 >
 > And as I pointed-out, the technology is not exactly a secret so every countr
 > with a serious physics-programme can build nuclear bombs. Keeping the proces
 > secret is one issue, if not for mere secrecy then it can be because of
 > infringements with international treaties and the consequences of such
 > infringements. Delevering such a weapon unnoticed on a target is another iss
 > Getting the nuclear material is yet another issue.

I am aware of the so called 'nuclear club'. .  I mainly stated the
largest stockpiles I could think of at the time.  The scary ones are
those located in the former USSR countries.

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