Hard/National Security/Capability group

Nuclear Deterrence

The capacity to deter at the nuclear level: command and control of the arsenal, the forces themselves and the stewardship that keeps them credible.
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World mean
0.8
of 20 · median 0.0
Range
0.0–20.0
middle half 0.0–0.0
Capabilities
3
3 capabilities beneath
Leader
20.0
United States

Band spread across 197 nations

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

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Nuclear Deterrence. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

# Nation Region Nuclear Deterrence Nuclear Command, Control & CommunicationsNuclear ForcesStockpile Stewardship & Sustainment
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20.0Frontier 202020
2 🇷🇺Russia Europe 18.3Frontier 181918
3 🇫🇷France Europe 17.7Advanced 181718
4 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 17.0Advanced 171717
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16.7Advanced 171617
6 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14.0Established 141414
7 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 13.7Established 141314
8 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 12.7Established 121313
9 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 10.0Transitional 9129
10 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 2.3Inception 601
11 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 1.7Inception 500
12 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 1.3Inception 400
13 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 1.0Inception 210
14 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 1.0Inception 210
15 🇨🇦Canada Americas 1.0Inception 300
16 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 1.0Inception 300
17 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 1.0Inception 102
18 🇩🇪Germany Europe 0.7Inception 200
19 🇮🇹Italy Europe 0.7Inception 200
20 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 0.7Inception 200
21 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
22 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0.0Inception 000
23 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 0.0Inception 000
24 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0.0Inception 000
25 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0.0Inception 000
26 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0.0Inception 000
27 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 0.0Inception 000
28 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 0.0Inception 000
29 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
30 🇦🇹Austria Europe 0.0Inception 000
31 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 0.0Inception 000
32 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0.0Inception 000
33 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 0.0Inception 000
34 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
35 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0.0Inception 000
36 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0.0Inception 000
37 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0.0Inception 000
38 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
39 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0.0Inception 000
40 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0.0Inception 000
41 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0.0Inception 000
42 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 0.0Inception 000
43 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
44 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 0.0Inception 000
45 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0.0Inception 000
46 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0.0Inception 000
47 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0.0Inception 000
48 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
49 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0.0Inception 000
50 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0.0Inception 000
51 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0.0Inception 000
52 🇨🇱Chile Americas 0.0Inception 000
53 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 0.0Inception 000
54 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0.0Inception 000
55 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0.0Inception 000
56 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0.0Inception 000
57 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0.0Inception 000
58 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 0.0Inception 000
59 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 0.0Inception 000
60 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0.0Inception 000
61 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 0.0Inception 000
62 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 0.0Inception 000
63 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0.0Inception 000
64 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0.0Inception 000
65 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 0.0Inception 000
66 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0.0Inception 000
67 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 0.0Inception 000
68 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 0.0Inception 000
69 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0.0Inception 000
70 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0.0Inception 000
71 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0.0Inception 000
72 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 0.0Inception 000
73 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0.0Inception 000
74 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 0.0Inception 000
75 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
76 🇫🇮Finland Europe 0.0Inception 000
77 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0.0Inception 000
78 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0.0Inception 000
79 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 0.0Inception 000
80 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 0.0Inception 000
81 🇬🇷Greece Europe 0.0Inception 000
82 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0.0Inception 000
83 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0.0Inception 000
84 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0.0Inception 000
85 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0.0Inception 000
86 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0.0Inception 000
87 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0.0Inception 000
88 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0.0Inception 000
89 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0.0Inception 000
90 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 0.0Inception 000
91 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0.0Inception 000
92 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
93 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 0.0Inception 000
94 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 0.0Inception 000
95 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0.0Inception 000
96 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
97 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 0.0Inception 000
98 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
99 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 0.0Inception 000
100 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
101 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0.0Inception 000
102 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 0.0Inception 000
103 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
104 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
105 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 0.0Inception 000
106 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 0.0Inception 000
107 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0.0Inception 000
108 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0.0Inception 000
109 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0.0Inception 000
110 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0.0Inception 000
111 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 0.0Inception 000
112 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0.0Inception 000
113 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0.0Inception 000
114 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0.0Inception 000
115 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
116 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
117 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0.0Inception 000
118 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0.0Inception 000
119 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
120 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0.0Inception 000
121 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0.0Inception 000
122 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 0.0Inception 000
123 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
124 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0.0Inception 000
125 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0.0Inception 000
126 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
127 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0.0Inception 000
128 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 0.0Inception 000
129 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0.0Inception 000
130 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
131 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0.0Inception 000
132 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
133 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
134 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
135 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0.0Inception 000
136 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0.0Inception 000
137 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 0.0Inception 000
138 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0.0Inception 000
139 🇳🇴Norway Europe 0.0Inception 000
140 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 0.0Inception 000
141 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
142 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0.0Inception 000
143 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0.0Inception 000
144 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
145 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0.0Inception 000
146 🇵🇪Peru Americas 0.0Inception 000
147 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
148 🇵🇱Poland Europe 0.0Inception 000
149 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 0.0Inception 000
150 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 0.0Inception 000
151 🇷🇴Romania Europe 0.0Inception 000
152 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 0.0Inception 000
153 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0.0Inception 000
154 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0.0Inception 000
155 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0.0Inception 000
156 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
157 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0.0Inception 000
158 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0.0Inception 000
159 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 0.0Inception 000
160 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 0.0Inception 000
161 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 0.0Inception 000
162 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0.0Inception 000
163 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0.0Inception 000
164 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
165 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 0.0Inception 000
166 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 0.0Inception 000
167 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
168 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0.0Inception 000
169 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0.0Inception 000
170 🇪🇸Spain Europe 0.0Inception 000
171 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
172 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0.0Inception 000
173 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0.0Inception 000
174 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 0.0Inception 000
175 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 0.0Inception 000
176 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0.0Inception 000
177 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
178 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 0.0Inception 000
179 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
180 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
181 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0.0Inception 000
182 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
183 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0.0Inception 000
184 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 0.0Inception 000
185 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
186 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
187 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 0.0Inception 000
188 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 0.0Inception 000
189 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 0.0Inception 000
190 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 0.0Inception 000
191 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
192 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
193 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 0.0Inception 000
194 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
195 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0.0Inception 000
196 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0.0Inception 000
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0.0Inception 000