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

• 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
• Will the US Be Able to Stop Russia’s New Arsenal of Missile Defense-Piercing Nukes? March 5, 2018
• Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Spending Briefing Book February 15, 2018
• China reacts to US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review February 4, 2018
• Trump’s New Nukes February 3, 2018
• Pentagon unveils new nuclear weapons strategy, ending Obama-era push to reduce U.S. arsenal February 2, 2018