Atlas of the World’s Nuclear Arsenals and Related Facilities

NPEC’s atlas features maps of the nine nuclear-armed states and Iran. Each map identifies important historic and active locations linked to a country’s nuclear weapons complex, such as mines, mills, laboratories, uranium and plutonium processing plants, reactors, test sites, weapons command centers, and delivery system sites.

You can learn more about each location (i.e. their functions, photos, and links to additional information) by clicking on their corresponding pin or selecting sections in the color-coded legend on the left side of the map. The sections follow the progression of nuclear materials from mining to weapons testing and delivery.

To access the map key, click the slider button on the upper left corner of the map.

The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex: 1943-2021

Bomb Acquired: 1945

U.S. Nuclear Weapon Deployment and Support Facilities

Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1949

The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1952

France’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1960

China’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1964

Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1967*

India’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1974

Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 1990

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

Bomb Acquired: 2006

Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Complex

*Israel is understood to have nuclear weapons, but does not acknowledge them.

The information in each map is based on a variety of vetted sources, including the Federation of Atomic Scientists, the Congressional Information Service, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and reports from the Congressional Research Service. Other key sources include the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Atomic Heritage Foundation, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, GlobalSecurity.org, and the Wall Street Journal.

The maps are updated on a regular basis. Comments and suggestions for improvement should be emailed to Dr. Frank Settle (fsettle@wlu.edu). Any other questions about NPEC or its related activities should be emailed to admin@npolicy.org.