Shocking map shows all countries in the world with nuclear weapons as Iran ‘minutes away’ | World | News [Video]

A disturbing map shows the number of countries that possess nuclear weapons, amid fears that the world is edging towards all-out global conflict.

There are approximately 3,880 active nuclear warheads and 12,119 total nuclear warheads in the world as of 2024, according to the Federation of American Scientists

Eight countries around the world are known to have weapons of mass destruction ready to be deployed. These include the United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, and North Korea.

The latter – Pakistan, India, and North Korea – are not members of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The three countries refuse to sign up to the UN Treaty which prohibits acquiring more nuclear weapons and encourages disarmament.

There is a ninth country – Israel – that is suspected of having dozens of nuclear bombs but refuses to acknowledge it under a policy of deliberate ambiguity.

Israelis understood to have between 75 and 400 nuclear …