As far as the possibility of a nuclear war occurring goes there is good news and bad news. The bad news is it is still possible. The good news is that there are many fewer nukes that either side could throw at each other. The nuclear stockpiles are way down from their highs in the past.The largest nuclear arsenal still belongs the the Russians. Currently they possess over 8000 warheads in their inventory. This is however way down from their high of over 40,000 in 1986. The United States is second on the list with a total of just over 5000 warheads. Similarly this figure is way down from the U.S. high of over 31,000 which was reached in 1967. After the two "Super Powers" you have 6 other countries who are known to possess nuclear capabilities. They are in order: France, with over 300 warheads. China with about 240 warheads. Britain with 225. Israel which has about 80. India similarly has about 80 as well. Then Pakistan with about 70 warheads in total.
