There are nine nations that possess the world's 14,500 nuclear weapons.
Russia and the United States account for approximately 13,350 of them.
It is unclear whether Trump discussed a new nuclear weapons agreement with Putin since the current one is slated to expire in 2021.
It has been a little over a week since the two leaders of the world's nuclear club met behind closed doors in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.
Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who own the lion's share of the world's nukes, said ahead of their first formal discussion that they would address the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
"If we can do something to substantially reduce them, I mean, ideally get rid of them, maybe that's a dream, but certainly it's a subject that I'll be bringing up with him," Trump said before the meeting. "The proliferation is a tremendous, I mean, to me, it's the biggest problem in the world, nuclear weapons, biggest problem in the world."
Similarly, the Russian leader said the two countries had a "responsibility for maintaining international security," citing their respective nuclear weapons arsenals.
"It is crucial that we fine-tune the stability and global security and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction," Putin said during a joint news conference with Trump.
However, it is unclear what Trump and Putin discussed in regard to their nuclear weapons stockpiles. One option Trump may have presented to the Russian leader is a new nuclear weapons agreement. The New START treaty, which is the current nuke agreement, is slated to expire in 2021.
Meanwhile, there are about 14,500 nuclear weapons in the world and nine nations that possess them, according to a recent analysis. Russia and the United States account for approximately 13,350 of them.
While the exact number of nukes in each country's arsenal is closely guarded, below is a breakdown of how many weapons exist, according to estimates from the Arms Control Association and Federation of American Scientists.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guides a target-striking contest of the special operation forces of the Korean People's Army to occupy islands in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2017.
Total nuclear weapons: ~10 to 20
Total nuclear tests: ~6
First tested: October 2006
Most recent test: September 2017
Israel
Total nuclear weapons: ~80
Total nuclear tests: 0
First tested: No confirmed tests
Most recent test: No confirmed tests
India
Total nuclear weapons: ~120 to 130
Total nuclear tests: ~3
First tested: May 1974
Most recent test: May 1998
Pakistan
Total nuclear weapons: ~130 to 140
Total nuclear tests: ~2
First tested: May 1998
Most recent test: May 1998
United Kingdom
Total nuclear weapons: ~215
Total nuclear tests: ~45
First tested: October 1952
Most recent test: November 1991
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Total nuclear weapons: ~270
Total nuclear tests: ~45
First tested: October 1964
Most recent test: July 1996
France
Total nuclear weapons: ~300
Total nuclear tests: ~210
First tested: February 1960
Most recent test: January 1996
United States
Total nuclear weapons: ~ 6,550
Total nuclear tests: ~ 1,030
First tested: July 1945
Most recent test: September 1992
Russia
Total nuclear weapons: ~6,800
Total nuclear tests: ~ 715
First tested: August 1949
Most recent test: October 1990
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov at the Naval Base of Black Sea Fleet on September 23, 2014 in Novorossiysk, Russia.
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