All you’ll need to know about U.S. nuclear weapons – a force built to fight an all-out nuclear war, not just for deterrence, funneling massive amounts of our money into the pockets of war profiteers.
“Nuclear Notebook: United States nuclear weapons, 2021”
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, January 12, 2021, by Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda
At the beginning of 2021, the US Defense Department maintained an estimated stockpile of 3,800 nuclear warheads for delivery by 800 ballistic missiles and aircraft. Most of the warheads in the stockpile are not deployed, but rather stored for potential upload onto missiles and aircraft as necessary. Many are destined for retirement. We estimate that approximately 1,800 warheads are currently deployed, of which roughly 1,400 strategic warheads are deployed on ballistic missiles and another 300 at strategic bomber bases in the United States. An additional 100 tactical bombs are deployed at air bases in Europe. The remaining warheads—approximately 2,000—are in storage as a so-called hedge against technical or geopolitical surprises. Several hundred of those warheads are scheduled to be retired before 2030.
full article linked here: https://thebulletin.org/premium/2021-01/nuclear-notebook-united-states-nuclear-weapons-2021/
pdf of article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00963402.2020.1859865