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Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states ( NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia (the successor of the former Soviet Union ), the United Kingdom, France, and China. Of these, the three NATO members, the United ...
Equipment of the United States Marine Corps. Equipment of the United States Navy. currently active ships of the United States Navy. currently active United States military watercraft. Equipment of the United States Air Force. currently active United States military aircraft. Equipment of the United States Coast Guard.
Mark 1 – "Little Boy" gun-type uranium weapon (used against Hiroshima). (13–18 kilotons, 1945–1950) Mark 2 – "Thin Man" plutonium gun design—cancelled in 1944. Implosion Mark 2 – Another Manhattan Project plutonium implosion weapon, a hollow pit implosion design, was also sometimes referred to as Mark 2. Also cancelled 1944.
The following countries have either attempted to develop, actually built, or bought weapons of mass destruction, including biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. List [ edit ]
Japan, South Korea and Poland [citation needed] are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. [ 17][ 18][ 19] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s.
List of artillery by country; List of service rifles of national armies; Soviet Union. List of equipment of the Soviet Ground Forces. List of armored fighting vehicles of the Soviet Union; List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS; List of ships of the Soviet Navy; United States. List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
Weapons donated as a result of cooperation between multiple countries are listed separately in each country category. In total aid (military, financial and humanitarian combined), the European Union and its countries have provided the most to Ukraine, according to Kiel Institute, whereas the United States has by far provided the most in ...
Most weapons since the Middle Ages can be identified as having been developed by a particular country. This may be as a result of that nation's government or military driving development, or in some cases of private citizens or companies creating new technologies. In most cases, if successful, the invention will spread to other nations.