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

• 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
• The Human Cost of the Hiroshima Bombing August 6, 2019
• Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Bills July 25, 2019
• The Day That Changed the World Forever July 16, 2019
• There is no such thing as a small nuclear war July 12, 2019
• Presidents Who Championed Deals to Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Weapons July 9, 2019
• Comparative Sizes of U.S., Russian and Chinese Nuclear Arsenals June 28, 2019