5. UK
Points – 15
Next up in our list of countries that have weapons of mass destruction is the United Kingdom, a country that has a rather large nuclear arsenal. Data shows the number sits at some 225 warheads. Despite the alarming numbers, the United Kingdom is part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and a member of all major similar treaties. Still, it should be noted that these weapons can be deployed at any time on ballistic missile submarines.
Either way, the country plans to reduce the stockpile to some 180 warheads in the next decade or so, but until then the number stands.
When it comes to biological weapons, the UK used to be one of the bad boys – weaponizing anthrax, researching botulinum toxin uses and other pathogens that cause plague and other terrible diseases. The offensive biological weapons program was closed some 60 years ago, however. Similarly, in the late 50s, the UK renounced its chemical weapons program and destroyed the stockpile it had on hand.
The UK is also one of the few countries to have ever tested a hydrogen bomb, which is far more powerful than a “regular” atomic bomb. In fact, it is one of only a handful of states to have done so.
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