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While the global inventory of nuclear weapons has been significantly reduced since the Cold War, there are still more than 13,000 nuclear weapons in nine different countries — more than 90% of which belong to the United States and Russia. The United States is committed to spending up to $1.5 trillion over the next 30 years on an ambitious nuclear modernization plan updating all three legs — air, sea, and ground — of the nuclear triad.

Recent Analysis on Nuclear Weapons

  • How real is the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan? May 13, 2025
  • India’s Nuclear Weapons: How Far Can Missiles Travel? April 30, 2025
  • Op-ed: Nuclear Testing Is a Relic. Resuming It Would Be Reckless. April 8, 2025
  • Good Idea, Iffy Prospects March 28, 2025
  • How Military Tritium Production in Civilian Reactors Can Further Non-proliferation Goals February 12, 2025
  • Op-ed: Hypersonic Overhype February 4, 2025
  • Lessons from South Africa: A New Strategy for Iran’s Nuclear Threat January 7, 2025
  • Fact Sheet: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) December 17, 2024
  • Does Putin’s New ‘Oreshnik’ Missile Transform Rules of Nuclear Warfare? December 13, 2024
  • Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5009) December 12, 2024

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