The bar below of nuclear missiles shows the number of nuclear weapons that could be built with the plutonium produced by British Nuclear Fuels Limited and COGEMA (France) so far this year (from 1 January 1998). We compare this amount with the numbers of nuclear weapons possessed by the world's nuclear weapons states. The comparison is based upon 5 Kg of plutonium for each weapon.

Since 1 January 1998 British Nuclear Fuels Limited has produced: 646 Kg of Plutonium	Since 1 January 1998 COGEMA (France) has produced: 1444 Kg of Plutonium