The current estimate of 140 to 150 nuclear weapons exceeds the projection made by the US Defense Intelligence Agency in 1999 that Pakistan would have 60 to 80 warheads by 2020. according to a latest report of Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
On the other hand India is having 120-130 Nuclear stockpile, while China has around 280.
Russia with 6,850 nuclear warheads is the World's largest followed by US with 6,450 nuclear arsenal.
India’s nuclear buildup has been relatively slow due to its "No First Use policy". It acts to slow escalation of any conventional conflict into a nuclear one..
India’s conventional capabilities are vastly superior to Pakistan’s but Islamabad has acquired tactical nuclear weapons to offset the India’s conventional superiority.
The situation is almost similar to cold war days. In the face of a numerically superior Soviet military, the United States turned to nuclear weapons to defend Western Europe from a Soviet attack.
Pakistan continues to expand its nuclear arsenal with more warheads, more delivery systems and a growing fissile materials production industry, said reports.
Nuclear stockpiles are called weapons of mass destruction and even their limited use can create havoc.
The danger of a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan is greater . The two nations have engaged in four wars starting since their partition . A fifth could be drastically more deadly as two neighbors continue to stockpile weapons of mass destruction.
There are fears in both countries' people mind what will happen if Pakistani launches a nuke against India . It is said by the time the nuke enters the trajectory and starts the ballistic approach , India would have launched a full scale retaliation against Pakistan.
There could a massive loss of life seen never before in history. The big question is how long can we remain away from the nuclear war?