{"id":4070,"date":"2025-09-23T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/who-has-nuclear-weapons-and-how-did-they-get-them-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:19:13","slug":"who-has-nuclear-weapons-and-how-did-they-get-them-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/who-has-nuclear-weapons-and-how-did-they-get-them-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has nuclear weapons and how did they get them? &#8211; BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P4XYMoSGsBM?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>It\u2019s 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan. At the time, the US was the only country with nuclear capability, but now nine countries have nuclear weapons<\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Here we explore how those countries developed their arsenals and why others are being stopped.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 First nuclear detonation<br \/>\n00:39 Which countries have nuclear weapons?<br \/>\n01:15 Types of nuclear bombs: fission and fusion<br \/>\n01:55 Eisenhower\u2019s Atoms for Peace plan<br \/>\n02:45 Who are the original five nuclear states?<br \/>\n03:06 What is the Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT?<br \/>\n04:22 Which countries have not signed the NPT?<br \/>\n04:52 Israel\u2019s nuclear weapons<br \/>\n07:29 India and Pakistan\u2019s nuclear weapons<br \/>\n09:32 North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons<br \/>\n11:03 Iran\u2019s nuclear programme<br \/>\n13:10 The legacy of the Non-Proliferation Treaty<\/p>\n<p>Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here  \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#BBCWorldService #WorldService #nuclearweapons #nuclear<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P4XYMoSGsBM\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan. 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