Question

Which decade saw the greatest number of nuclear weapons?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The year 1962 alone saw as many as 178 tests: 96 conducted by the United States and 79 by the Soviet Union. The preceding year had seen the testing of the largest nuclear weapon ever exploded, the Soviet Union's “Tsar Bomba” with an estimated yield of 50 megatons.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1986

Explanation:

Stockpiles of nuclear weapons

This chart shows that the total number of nuclear weapons in the world peaked in 1986. It is, however, worth remembering that the destructive power of each nuclear warhead has increased significantly since the first atomic weapons used in the Second World War.