Pakistan tested its first nuclear weapon in 1998, becoming the world’s 7th state to officially test a nuclear weapon. The exact yields of the weapons in the country’s current arsenal are not known, but general estimates are between 5-12 kilotons (kt) for most weapons, with some longer-range ballistic missiles possibly reaching 40 kt.
Pakistan is believed to have a stockpile of approximately 160 warheads, making it the 6th largest nuclear arsenal. Pakistan is actively developing nuclear weapons, and experts project that it may have the 5th largest arsenal by 2025 with 220-250 warheads.
Aircraft
| Name |
Number of launchers |
Range (KM) |
Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
| F-16A/B |
~24 |
1,600 |
1 × bomb |
| Mirage III/V |
~12 |
2,100 |
1 × bomb |
Land-based Missiles
| Name |
Number of launchers |
Range (KM) |
Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
| Abdali (Hatf-2) |
10 |
200 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Ghaznavi (Hatf-3) |
~16 |
300 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Shaheen-1 (Hatf-4) |
~16 |
750 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Shaheen-1A (Hatf-4) |
- |
900 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Shaheen-2 (Hatf-6) |
~12 |
1,500 |
1 × 10-40 |
| Shaheen-3 (Hatf-6) |
- |
2,750 |
1 × 10-40 |
| Ghauri (Hatf-5) |
~24 |
1,250 |
1 × 10-40 |
| NASR (Hatf-9) |
~24 |
1,250 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Ababeel (Hatf-?) |
- |
2,200 |
MIRV or MRV |
Ground and air-launched cruise missiles
| Name |
Number of launchers |
Range (KM) |
Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
| Babur GLCM (Hatf-7) |
~12 |
350 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Babur-2/1(B) GLCM (Hatf-?) |
- |
700 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Ra’ad ALCM (Hatf-8) |
- |
350 |
1 x 5-12 |
| Ra’ad-2 ALCM (Hatf-?) |
- |
>350 |
1 x 5-12 |
Sea-based cruise missiles
| Name |
Number of launchers |
Range (KM) |
Warhead x yield (kilotons) |
| Babur-3 SLCM (Hatf-?) |
- |
450 |
1 x 5-12 |
Source: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Federation of American Scientists