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India.com
20-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Full list of countries with nuclear weapons, country with maximum nuclear bomb is..., India and Pakistan are at..
New Delhi: Bankrupt Pakistan, a terror state that has been struggling with its economy for years now, has threatened India of suspending all bilateral agreements with India, including the critical India-Pakistan Non-Attack Agreement on Nuclear Installations, amidst rising tensions triggered by India's decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance. Pakistan's provocative move followed a warning from its ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali, who on May 4 stated that Islamabad 'would use nuclear weapons' if India launched military action. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the other hand, sent a strong message in response to what he called Pakistan's 'nuclear blackmail'. In his recent address to the nation, PM Modi declared a hardened stance and said, 'India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail. We have only kept in abeyance our operations against Pakistan; the future will depend on their behaviour. Operation Sindoor is now India's new policy against terrorism— a new line has been drawn.' It is important to note that there are nine countries in the world who are nuclear-armed. The countries with nuclear capabilities include Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea, and the United States. It is important to note that these weapons can cause mass casualties instantly and, by disrupting agriculture, could potentially threaten billions of lives. Here is the complete list of countries with Nuclear weapons: Russia: Russia possesses the world's largest nuclear arsenal, with approximately 5,449 warheads. United States: The US is also a nuclear-armed country with 5,277 warheads. It maintains land, sea, and air-based weapons while modernising its nuclear triad alongside ongoing efforts in nuclear disarmament diplomacy. China: As of 2025, the country has approximately 600 nuclear warheads and is actively working on expanding and diversifying its missile systems. France: France has about 290 nuclear warheads, primarily delivered via submarine-launched ballistic missiles and air-based systems. United Kingdom: The UK possesses around 225 nuclear warheads, primarily deployed on Trident submarines. India: India has about 180 nuclear warheads, following a strategy of minimum credible deterrence. Pakistan: Pakistan has an estimated 170 nuclear warheads in 2025, including short-range tactical weapons Israel: Israel is estimated to have around 90 nuclear warheads North Korea: North Korea also holds approximately 50 nuclear warheads.
India Today
19-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
How Pakistan rhetoric threatens nuclear non-attack pact with India
Pakistan, in its continuing escalation of rhetoric over Operation Sindoor, has threatened to suspend all bilateral agreements with India, including the critical India-Pakistan Non-Attack Agreement on Nuclear Installations, amidst rising tensions triggered by India's decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in threat has brought the longstanding nuclear accord, a cornerstone of regional nuclear stability, into sharp focus, raising concerns in diplomatic and security circles provocative move followed a stark warning from its ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali, who on May 4 stated that Islamabad 'would use nuclear weapons' if India launched military action. The statement has deepened anxiety over South Asia's fragile nuclear stability and pushed the 1988 nuclear non-attack agreement to the centre of geopolitical Minister Narendra Modi, in his recent address to the nation, sent a strong message in response to what he called Pakistan's 'nuclear blackmail'. 'India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail. We have only kept in abeyance our operations against Pakistan; the future will depend on their behaviour. Operation Sindoor is now India's new policy against terrorism— a new line has been drawn,' Modi declared, signalling a hardened stance. The India-Pakistan Non-Attack Agreement, signed on December 31, 1988, and in force since January 27, 1991, mandates both nations to refrain from attacking each other's nuclear facilities and to exchange lists of such installations annually on January 1. This confidence-building measure—one of the few to survive decades of conflict—saw its 34th consecutive exchange this year, as confirmed by the ministry of external affairs on January agreement encompasses a wide range of nuclear facilities, including research reactors, uranium enrichment plants, fuel fabrication units and other establishments dealing with radioactive materials. Over the years, it has stood as a rare pillar of restraint and transparency, even during periods of intense hostility between the two nuclear-armed Pakistan's renewed nuclear posturing and threats to revoke the pact have reignited international concerns. The nuclear flashpoint has prompted questions not just about regional stability but also about Islamabad's nuclear in 2022, US president Joe Biden had labelled Pakistan as 'the most dangerous country in the world', citing its nuclear arsenal and lack of internal cohesion. The same year, the US commerce department blacklisted Pakistani firms for diverting items to its nuclear programme, adding fuel to international after the pause in military offensive between India and Pakistan, defence minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing troops in Kashmir, openly questioned whether nuclear weapons were 'safe in the hands of an irresponsible and rogue nation' and called upon the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to supervise Pakistan's nuclear media speculation about whether Indian military strikes during Operation Sindoor had hit Pakistan's Kirana Hills—a known nuclear site—the IAEA clarified that there was no radiation leak or nuclear incident in Pakistan. The Indian Air Force (IAF) also denied targeting any nuclear facility, with Air Marshal A.K. Bharti, director general air operations, stating categorically: 'We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there.'advertisementAccording to a 2024 report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India currently holds 172 nuclear warheads, slightly up from 164 in 2023, while Pakistan's count stands at 170, unchanged from last year. However, Pakistan's ally China has surged way ahead, amassing 500 warheads, adding a complex third dimension to South Asia's nuclear the diplomatic fallout deepens, global attention is now fixated on whether Pakistan will formally suspend the nuclear non-attack pact—a move that could unravel one of the last remaining safety valves in a volatile neighbourhood already on the to India Today MagazineTune InMust Watch
Hans India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Pak issues nuclear threat to India
Islamabad/Moscow: Pakistan will respond with "full spectrum of force", including nuclear, if it is attacked or its vital water flow disrupted, Pakistan's ambassador to Russia has warned amid tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after the Pahalgam terror attack. Muhammad Khalid Jamali made the comments during an interview with Russia's state-run TASS news agency on Sunday. Warning that Pakistan was prepared to respond to any aggression, the ambassador said, 'We in Pakistan will use the full spectrum of force, both conventional and nuclear.' Ties between India and Pakistan plummeted following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, mostly tourists. Jamali reiterated Islamabad's position regarding the Indus Water Treaty, a key agreement between India and Pakistan, which New Delhi suspended last week as a part of its diplomatic response to the terror attack. 'Any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it would be an act of war against Pakistan and responded to with full force, including nuclear,' he said. The envoy, however, urged de-escalation, noting the potential danger given that both countries possess nuclear weapons. 'As the two countries are two nuclear powers, there is all the more need to de-escalate the tensions,' he said.
Express Tribune
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Pak to respond with 'full force' if attacked
Pakistan will respond with the "full spectrum of power" if India attacks it or disrupts vital water flows, the country's ambassador to Russia, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, has said. Speaking to RT, Russia's state television, on Saturday, the ambassador said Pakistani intelligence has evidence that India plans military aggression against Pakistan. "There are some other leaked documents whereby it has been decided to strike certain areas of Pakistan," Jamali said. "So that makes us feel that this is going to happen and it's imminent." The ambassador warned that Pakistan is prepared to respond to any aggression: "We in Pakistan will use the full spectrum of power, both conventional and nuclear." He also reiterated Islamabad's position regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a key agreement between India and Pakistan, which New Delhi suspended in the wake of the attack. "Any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it would be an act of war against Pakistan and would be responded to with full force of power including full spectrum of power," the envoy said. Jamali, however, urged de-escalation, noting the potential danger given that both countries possess nuclear weapons. "As both the countries are nuclear powers, there is all the more need to deescalate the tensions." India wasted no time in accusing Pakistan of a militant attack that occurred in the afternoon of April 22 in Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist destination around 6km from the town of Pahalgam. The Resistance Front, a little known militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility. New Delhi earlier reduced the staff at the Pakistani High Commission, expelling Pakistani diplomats, and closing its land border – and Islamabad responded with reciprocal measures. The Indian government also suspended visa services for Pakistani nationals. On Saturday, New Delhi announced a set of further measures aimed at downgrading already severed trade ties with Pakistan. Pakistan earlier called for "neutral and credible investigations" into the Kashmir attack. "I think here the role of the international community comes in. And in this regard, we expect that powers like China and Russia can participate in those investigations," the ambassador added.
Russia Today
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
India said to have cut water flow to Pakistan
India has begun restricting water supplies flowing from its territory to neighboring Pakistan, with more similar measures to come, the PTI news agency has claimed, citing an anonymous source. The two nuclear powers have been teetering on the brink of war since a deadly terrorist attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 claimed the lives of 26 people, mainly tourists. New Delhi has accused Islamabad of aiding and abetting cross-border militant incursions and suspended the key water-sharing Indus Waters Treaty shortly thereafter. Islamabad denied the allegations. On Sunday, India's largest news agency, the PTI, quoted the unnamed source 'familiar with the matter' as saying that the country had blocked the flow of water through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, and is planning to do the same at the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River in the north of India-administered Jammu and Kashmir region. In an interview with RT on Saturday, Pakistan's ambassador to Russia, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, warned that 'any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it, would be an act of war against Pakistan and would be responded to with… a full spectrum of power.' The diplomat further claimed that Islamabad had obtained intelligence pointing to an 'imminent' Indian attack. Jamali said that Pakistan is prepared to respond with both conventional and nuclear weapons to any act of aggression. Signed in 1960 under the auspices of the World Bank, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) governs the sharing of the Indus River system between the two regional archrivals that have fought four wars, as well as multiple border skirmishes since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. Until recently, the agreement had endured, even in times of war. However, last Wednesday, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that the treaty would be suspended 'until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.' One of the world's most water-stressed countries, Pakistan is heavily reliant on the Indus for agriculture, drinking water, and energy generation. According to some estimates, over 80% of the country's agricultural land would be affected should India cut off water supplies to its neighbor, with staples like wheat, rice, and cotton particularly at risk. In the wake of the terrorist attack in the Baisaran Valley, India expelled Pakistani diplomats and closed its land border, as well as its airspace to Pakistani aircraft. Islamabad, which has vehemently denied any involvement in the deadly incident, responded in kind.
