Himaldesh is recognized internationally as a nuclear-weapon state. The military possesses more than 160 nuclear munitions and can produce its own weapons-grade plutonium and strategic ballistic missiles. The launch authority for these and other strategic ballistic missiles is the President, working through the MoD and the HSC. Himaldesh has declared a “no first use” policy and stated that their nuclear munitions are for deterrence purposes and would only be used as a means of retaliation.

The largest volunteer military in the world is the Himaldesh armed forces. It consists of a combined 5.5 million personnel. The active military is approximately 2.1 million personnel and 2.2 million active paramilitary, border guard, and armed police. The reserve forces total 1.2 million personnel, most of whom are in the immediate reserves and have recently left the military (within five years of active service); the rest are considered veteran reserves who have been out of the active military more than five years and receive annual training.