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Titan II launch

A Titan II missile (a type of ICBM) being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Why were they used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  1. To avoid an invasion of Japan in which ~5,000,000 Japanese, ~1,000,000 Americans and ~1,500,000 other Allied forces would die.
  2. To shorten the war by ~6 months and thus pre-empting the soviet plans to invade Hokkaido.
  3. To test a new weapon on a city.
  4. To scare the USSR.
  5. To intimidate the rest of the word with.
  6. To get necrophilia high for those who let it be used?
  7. Parts of the US military and government had a racist agenda that was fixated with the mass killing Orientals.

The ultimate launch control

They can be only lanced by the relevant personnel using a 'nuclear briefcase'. the inenty of 4 of them are known: Nuclear briefcase (UK) Cheget (USSR\Russia), «mobile base» (France) or Nuclear football (USA).

Atomic warheads through out history

According to Wikipedia

Global nuclear weapons stockpiles (1945-2025).
Country. 1945. 1950. 1955. 1960. 1965. 1970. 1975. 1980. 1985. 1990. 1995. 2000. 2005. 2014. Projections.
United States. 2 299 2,422 18,638 31,139 26,008 27,519 23,368 21,392 10,904 10,577 8,360 7,700 7,260 3,620 (for 2022)
Russia. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,000 27,000 21,500 17,000 7,500 3,350 (for 2022)
Soviet Union. 0 5 200 1,605 6,129 11,643 19,055 30,062 39,197 37,000 0 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom. 0 0 14 42 436 394 492 492 422 422 422 281 281 215 180 (for around 2025)
France. 0 0 0 0 32 36 188 250 360 505 500 470 350 300 N/A
China. 0 0 0 0 5 75 180 205 243 232 234 232 235 260 150-220 (for 2020)
Israel. 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 31 42 53 63 72 80 80 65-85 (for 2020)
India. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 14 28 44 90-110 50-70 (for 2020)
South Africa. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Pakistan. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 28 38 100-120 150-200 (for 2021)
North Korea. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-2 0-2 8 6-8 10-16?
Kazakhstan. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,410 (1991) 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,240 (1991) 0 0 0 0 0
Belarus. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 At least 81 (1991) 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~10 (1991) 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~5 (1991)  0 0 0 0 0
Armenian. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~5 (1991)  0 0 0 0 0
Georgia. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~5 (1991)  0 0 0 0 0
Lithuania. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~12 (1991)  0 0 0 0 0

Acording to other online sources

2017

  1. USA 6,800 warheads
  2. Russia 7,000 warheads
  3. UK 215 warheads
  4. France 300 warheads
  5. China 270 warheads
  6. India 110–120 warheads
  7. Pakistan 120-130 warheads
  8. Israel 80 warheads
  9. NK <10 warheads

2015

  1. Russia 7,500
  2. USA 7,200
  3. France 300
  4. China 250
  5. UK 215
  6. Pakestan 100-120
  7. India 90-110
  8. Israel 80
  9. NK under 10, but probably 5-8

2014

  1. Russia 5,000
  2. USA 4,400
  3. France 290
  4. China 240
  5. UK 195
  6. Israel 80
  7. Pakistan 200
  8. India 150
  9. Nk ~6

2013

  1. USA 4804-7,700
  2. Russia (USSR or RSSFR) 4480-8,500
  3. France 300
  4. China 250
  5. UK 225
  6. Pakistan 120
  7. India 110
  8. Israel 80?
  9. NK 5?

1983

  1. USA 23,500
  2. Russia (USSR) 36,000
  3. UK 320
  4. France 280
  5. China 380

1968

Sweden had planned 100 or so since 1948 for use on Poland, Soviets invading Finland and the Baltic States. They had reportedly made 10-20 (popular opinion says 16) of them by 1968.

1947

  1. USA 14.
  2. USSR 7.
  3. Anglo-Canadian 1.
  4. Anglo-Australian tests bomb 1

1946

  1. USA 6.
  2. USSR 2.
  3. Anglo-Canadian test bomb 1
  4. Anglo-Australian tests only.

1943

  1. USA tests only.
  2. Anglo-Canadian tests only.
  3. Anglo-Australian tests only.
  4. Japan tests only.
  5. Italy tests only.
  6. USSR tests only.
  7. Nazi Germany tests only.

Also see

Worlds_Top_5_Nuclear_Power_Comparison_2015.

Worlds Top 5 Nuclear Power Comparison 2015.

Worlds Top 5 Nuclear Power Comparison 2015.

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