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  • China
    China is one of five recognized nuclear-weapon states under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), having signed and ratified it in 1992. China commits to the treaty’s three pillars—non-proliferation, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disarmament—while rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal to approximately 600 warheads as of 2026. Beijing maintains a “No First Use” policy but continues a significant modernization of its land, sea, and air-based delivery systems to achieve a “world-class” military by 2035.

  • France

    France is one of five recognized nuclear-weapon states under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), having signed and ratified it in 1992. France commits to the treaty’s three pillars—non-proliferation, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disarmament—while maintaining an independent nuclear deterrent of approximately 290 warheads. In early 2026, France announced its first stockpile increase since the Cold War and introduced a “forward deterrence” doctrine to provide a strategic umbrella for its European allies.

  • Russia

    Russia is one of five recognized nuclear-weapon states under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), having succeeded the Soviet Union’s signature and ratification in 1970. Russia commits to the treaty’s three pillars—non-proliferation, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disarmament—while maintaining the world’s largest nuclear arsenal of approximately 5,500 warheads. Following the expiration of the New START treaty in February 2026, Russia currently operates its strategic triad without bilateral limits for the first time in decades.

  • United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom is one of five recognized nuclear-weapon states under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), having signed in 1968 and ratified it in 1970. The UK commits to the treaty’s three pillars—non-proliferation, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disarmament—while maintaining a “minimum credible” nuclear deterrent of approximately 225 warheads (of which 120 are operationally available). In 2026, following its 2025 Strategic Defence Review, the UK has reaffirmed its commitment to the NPT while proceeding with the multi-billion-pound Dreadnought-class submarine program to ensure Continuous At Sea Deterrence (CASD) through the 2030s and beyond.

  • United States

    The United States is one of five recognized nuclear-weapon states under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), having signed in 1968 and ratified it in 1970. The U.S. commits to the treaty’s three pillars—non-proliferation, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and disarmament—while maintaining a modernized Nuclear Triad (land, air, and sea-based delivery systems) with an arsenal of approximately 5,000 warheads, serving as the primary nuclear umbrella for its NATO and Indo-Pacific allies.