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The United States is releasing newly declassified information on the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to update the information previously released in October 2021. Increasing the transparency of states’ nuclear stockpiles is important to nonproliferation and disarmament efforts, including commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ...
Oct 6, 2021 · The US has 3,750 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and 2,000 are waiting to be dismantled, according to a release from the State Department, which emphasized the importance of transparency.
The below figure shows the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile from 1945 through September 30, 2020. Warhead Dismantlement. From fiscal years 1994 through 2020, the United States dismantled 11,683 nuclear warheads. Since September 30, 2017, the United States has dismantled 711 nuclear warheads.
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Oct 6, 2021 · The act reverses the secrecy of the Trump administration, which denied release of the number for three years, and restores the nuclear transparency of the Obama administration. FAS’ Steve Aftergood asked for this information in March 2021. We have still not received an official response.
Jul 19, 2024 · The United States is releasing newly declassified information on the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile to update the information previously released in October 2021. Increasing the transparency of states’ nuclear stockpiles is important to nonproliferation and disarmament efforts, including commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ...
This map visualizes the average risk of radiation exposure for a large portion of North America in the event of a concerted nuclear attack on US missile silos. It is based on computer simulations for each day of 2021 of the fallout that would result from such an attack on that day.
Jul 20, 2024 · The information also shows that the United States last year dismantled only 69 retired nuclear warheads, the lowest number since 1994. FAS has previously requested that the United States release the size of the US nuclear arsenal for FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023, but those requests were denied.
