Hard/National Security/Nuclear Deterrence

Stockpile Stewardship & Sustainment

The capacity to keep the deterrent credible over decades: stewardship of the stockpile, the science and skills behind it, and the programme management of its renewal.
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World mean
0.7
of 20 · median 0.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–0.0
Panel SD
±0.03
round 1 ±0.07 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3
Advanced 2
Established 3
Transitional 1
Foundational 0
Nascent 0
Inception 188

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.00
2 🇫🇷France Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
3 🇷🇺Russia Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
4 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
6 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.43
7 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 14 Established ±0.50
8 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
9 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.43
10 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 2 Inception ±2.60
11 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±1.30
12 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
13 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
14 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
15 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
16 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
17 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
18 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
19 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
20 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
21 🇦🇹Austria Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
22 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
23 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
24 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
25 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
26 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
27 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
28 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
29 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
30 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
31 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
32 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
33 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
34 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
35 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
36 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
37 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
38 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
39 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
40 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
41 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
42 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
43 🇨🇦Canada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
44 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
45 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
46 🇨🇱Chile Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
47 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
48 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
49 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
50 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
51 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
52 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
53 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
54 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
55 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
56 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
57 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
58 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
59 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
60 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
61 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
62 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
63 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
64 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
65 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
66 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
67 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
68 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
69 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
70 🇫🇮Finland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
71 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
72 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
73 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
74 🇩🇪Germany Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
75 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
76 🇬🇷Greece Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
77 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
78 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
79 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
80 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
81 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
82 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
83 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
84 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
85 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
86 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
87 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
88 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
89 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
90 🇮🇹Italy Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
91 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
92 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
93 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
94 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
95 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
96 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
97 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
98 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
99 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
100 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
101 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
102 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
103 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
104 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
105 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
106 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
107 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
108 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
109 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
110 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
111 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
112 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
113 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
114 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
115 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
116 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
117 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
118 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
119 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
120 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
121 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
124 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
126 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
130 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇳🇴Norway Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇵🇪Peru Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇵🇱Poland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇷🇴Romania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇪🇸Spain Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Nuclear Deterrence

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Nuclear Command, Control & Communications0.90–20United States
Nuclear Forces0.70–20United States