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Asia Power Index
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Nuclear deterrence

Nuclear forces that can be used strategically to deter potential aggressors by threatening a retaliatory nuclear strike

This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for nuclear deterrence. Embed

Nuclear deterrence

Nuclear forces that can be used strategically to deter potential aggressors by threatening a retaliatory nuclear strike

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rank
Year
Weighting 30%
  • 1 91.5 Russia
  • 2 89.8 — United States
  • 3 73.7 China
  • 4 57.8 — North Korea
  • 5 46.4 India
  • 6 29.7 — Pakistan
  • 27 0.0 — Australia
  • 27 0.0 — Bangladesh
  • 27 0.0 — Brunei
  • 27 0.0 — Cambodia
  • 27 0.0 — Indonesia
  • 27 0.0 — Japan
  • 27 0.0 — Laos
  • 27 0.0 — Malaysia
  • 27 0.0 — Mongolia
  • 27 0.0 — Myanmar
  • 27 0.0 — Nepal
  • 27 0.0 — New Zealand
  • 27 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
  • 27 0.0 — Philippines
  • 27 0.0 — Singapore
  • 27 0.0 — South Korea
  • 27 0.0 — Sri Lanka
  • 27 0.0 — Taiwan
  • 27 0.0 — Thailand
  • 27 0.0 — Timor-Leste
  • 27 0.0 — Vietnam
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