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
- Introducing: Neighbors Against Nukes October 1, 2026
- BONUS Episode: The Costs of False Security – Live Audience Question & Answer Session September 30, 2026
- The Costs of False Security: The Fallacy of National Missile Defense, the Golden Dome and Nuclear Weapons in Space September 28, 2026
- $1 Trillion and Counting: A Deep Dive Into the Pentagon Budget September 8, 2026
- 81 years after first atomic test, AI increases nuclear risks July 16, 2026
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 4784) as passed by the Senate Committee on Armed Services July 9, 2026
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800) as passed by the House Committee on Armed Services June 24, 2026
- Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book May 6, 2026
- Statement On the Expiration of the Last Treaty Restricting the World’s Two Largest Nuclear Arsenals (New START) February 4, 2026
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 1071) December 12, 2025
