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

• Putin moves to leave weapons treaty as US accuses Russia of nuclear violations May 30, 2019
• Russia ‘probably’ violating nuclear test ban treaty, top US official says May 29, 2019
• Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Spending Briefing Book March 29, 2019
• Debate: Does withdrawal from the INF Treaty harm U.S. national security interests? March 4, 2019
• Alexandra Bell, policy director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: “It seems they did not learn the lessons of the Cold War” February 18, 2019
• Elizabeth Warren wants to ban the US from using nuclear weapons first February 11, 2019
• A Farewell to Arms Control? February 9, 2019
• U.S., Russia Must Extend Arms Control Agreement February 5, 2019
• Trump Once Wanted to Negotiate With Russia Over Nukes. Then Mueller Happened. February 4, 2019
• The INF Treaty Is Dead. Is New START Next? February 1, 2019