In 1945 the United States used nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as one of the final acts of World War II. A number of states have since tested nuclear weapons and currently stockpile the weapon. Five states were identified as ‘nuclear weapons states’ under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and China. India, Pakistan, and North Korea have tested
In 1945 the United States used nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as one of the final acts of World War II. A number of states have since tested nuclear weapons and currently stockpile the weapon. Five states were identified as ‘nuclear weapons states’ under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and China. India, Pakistan, and North Korea have tested