Nuclear Weapons

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

• July recap: United States August 9, 2018
• Nonproliferation Expert Tierney Calls Trump Nuclear Push ‘Dangerous and Unnecessary’ July 31, 2018
• Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions July 26, 2018
• The Trump administration’s calculus for the new nukes it wants to build could very well backfire July 3, 2018
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: The Foundation For Any Efforts to Reduce Nuclear Threats June 26, 2018
• Differences Between House and Senate FY 2019 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions June 22, 2018
• Hypersonic weapons race June 15, 2018
• Op-ed: American students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. Here’s how to fix that problem. June 15, 2018
• Revealed: Pentagon Push to Hack Nuke Missiles Before They Launch May 22, 2018
• Op-ed: Mushroom Clouds Beneath the Surface: The Dangers of a Return to Nuclear Testing April 20, 2018