Is Pakistan nuclear stronger than India?

Both countries possess nuclear arsenals of comparable size. Pakistan holds about 100–120 nuclear weapons, which can be delivered by aircraft and land-based missiles, while India's nuclear arsenal is around 90-110 nuclear weapons, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Does Pakistan have more nuclear then India?

In terms of total stockpiles of plutonium and HEU [highly enriched uranium] for nuclear weapons, India has about 600 kilograms of plutonium, while Pakistan has about 170 kilograms of plutonium and 3.1 metric tons of HEU.
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What is the rank of India in nuclear bomb?

India has the world's seventh-largest nuclear stockpile with 160 nukes that can be launched from missiles, submarines, and aircraft.
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Who is the best nuclear bomb in the world?

Tsar Bomba, (Russian: “King of Bombs”) , byname of RDS-220, also called Big Ivan, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded.
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Which country is best for nuclear bomb?

Russia has the most confirmed nuclear weapons, with 5,997 nuclear warheads. The United States follows behind with 5,428 nuclear weapons, hosted in the US and 5 other nations: Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
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What will happen if Pak nukes India?

Ramana and his colleagues at the Programme for Science and Global Security, estimated that close to three million people in both countries would die in such an attack. Another 1.5 million people would be severely injured.
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Who protects Pakistan nuclear weapons?

General Pervez Musharraf in February 2000 formally established a National Command Authority (NCA), Strategic Plans Division (SPD) and three Strategic Force Commands (one each for the army, air force and navy). The NCA has responsibility for policy concerning the development and use of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
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Who gave Pakistan nuclear weapons?

Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, dies at 85 Khan launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s.
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What is the position of Pakistan in nuclear power?

Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, shortly after India's nuclear tests, declaring itself a nuclear weapon state. Pakistan currently possesses a growing nuclear arsenal, and remains outside both the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) .
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Does Pakistan have atom bomb?

Pakistan is believed to have a stockpile of approximately 160 warheads, making it the 6th largest nuclear arsenal.
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Who has better nuclear weapons India or Pakistan?

Both countries possess nuclear arsenals of comparable size. Pakistan holds about 100-120 nuclear weapons, which can be delivered by aircraft and land-based missiles, while India's nuclear arsenal is around 90-110 nuclear weapons, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Is the Pakistan Army Strong?

According to Global Firepower, the Pakistan Armed Forces are ranked as the 7th most powerful military in the world.
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Does Pakistan have laser guided bomb?

Barq (Urdu: برق, "lightning") is a laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by Pakistan. It has a range of 8 km (5.0 mi) and weight of 45 kilograms (99 lb) .
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Did China help Pakistan in nuclear power?

Since the 1970s, China has been instrumental in Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs. China provided Pakistan with highly enriched uranium, ring magnets necessary for processing the uranium, and education for nuclear engineers. Pakistan's nuclear bomb, in fact, is widely believed to be based on Chinese blueprints.
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Has Pakistan ever tested a nuclear bomb?

By testing nuclear devices, Pakistan became the seventh country to publicly test nuclear weapons. Pakistan's second nuclear test, Chagai-II, followed on 30 May 1998.
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How many nuclear bomb can destroy the world?

It would take just three nuclear warheads to destroy one of the 4,500 cities on Earth, meaning 13,500 bombs in total, which would leave 1,500 left.
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Can India intercept nuclear missiles?

DRDO chief Dr Samir Kamat says that India now has the capability to intercept missile in the 5,000 km class with the help of AD-1. This places India in an elite club of nations with such air defence capability.
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Where is safest nuclear war?

1- Iceland

Due to its remoteness, lack of military, and geothermal energy, Iceland is one of the safest nuclear war zones. Nuclear missiles cannot reach Iceland without being noticed due to the North Atlantic Ocean's isolation.
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What countries would be safest in a nuclear war?

Safest countries

A study in August last year found that the countries with the best hope of at least seeing their civilisation survive during the ten years after a nuclear war would be Argentina and Australia.
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Who has the strongest nuclear power in the world?

By far the largest nuclear electricity producers are the United States with 771,638 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2021, followed by China with 383,205 GWh. As of August 2022, 438 reactors with a net capacity of 393,333 MWe are operational, and 57 reactors with net capacity of 58,858 MWe are under construction.
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