![The number of nuclear warheads by country in 2024, based on an estimation by the Federation of American Scientists [1]](attachment:f1b70a39-a860-420a-9f30-8c87d25be52a:image.png)
Nuclear weapons are explosive devices that derive their immense destructive power from nuclear reactions, primarily fission (splitting atomic nuclei like uranium or plutonium) or fusion (fusing hydrogen isotopes), releasing energy millions of times greater than conventional explosives. They produce blast waves, intense heat, radiation, and fallout, categorized as fission-based atomic bombs, fusion-based hydrogen (thermonuclear) bombs, or hybrids like boosted or neutron weapons.[1][3][6]
The number of nuclear warheads by country in 2024, based on an estimation by the Federation of American Scientists [1]
![Assortment of US nuclear ICBMs [1]](attachment:9f2ee974-f1ed-4d3d-8aa0-75d68bf92919:image.png)
Assortment of US nuclear ICBMs [1]