While the global stockpile of nuclear weapons has been significantly reduced since the Cold War, there are still an estimated 15,000 nuclear weapons in nine different countries — 93% of which belong to the United States and Russia. The United States is committed to spending up to $1 trillion over the next thirty years on an ambitious nuclear modernization plan updating all three legs — air, sea, and ground — of the nuclear triad.
Recent Analysis on Nuclear Weapons
- White House Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021 Nuclear Weapons Spending March 20, 2020
- World nuclear arsenal sizes March 10, 2020
- Down the Rabbit Hole: Planning for Nuclear War March 2, 2020
- Four Nuclear Submarines and a Tory Majority: Why renewed calls for Scottish independence could spell trouble for the UK’s nuclear weapons February 3, 2020
- Trump to request 20 percent boost in nuclear spending January 30, 2020
- New smears, new bizarre tales: Trump made 79 false claims last week September 30, 2019
- Women in Nuclear Security September 3, 2019
- India’s Nuclear Capabilities August 29, 2019
- Pakistan’s Nuclear Capabilities August 29, 2019
- New Language in the 2019 report on “Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments.” August 22, 2019
