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State Department Discloses Number of Nuclear Warheads in US Stockpile

by Dave DeCamp | Oct 5, 2021

On Tuesday, the State Department disclosed the number of warheads in Washington's nuclear arsenal. As of September 2020, the State Department said the active US stockpile consists of 3,750 warheads. The US also has approximately 2,000 retired warheads waiting to be...

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House Panel Would Prevent Pentagon Shuffling Nuclear Funds Around

by Jason Ditz | Jul 7, 2020

House Panel Would Prevent Pentagon Shuffling Nuclear Funds Around | Bill includes $13.7 billion for nuke accounts

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Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks

by Jason Ditz | Jun 2, 2020

Russia Policy Allows Use of Nuclear Weapons in Response to Conventional Attacks | Could also use nuclear arms to preempt information about attacks

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World Spent $73 Billion on Nuclear Arms in 2019; US Spent Half of That

by Jason Ditz | May 13, 2020

World Spent $73 Billion on Nuclear Arms in 2019; US Spent Half of That | Pandemic may force a rethink of priorities for costly arms

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Turkey’s Erdogan ‘Cannot Accept’ Not Having Nuclear Weapons

by Jason Ditz | Oct 20, 2019

Turkey’s Erdogan ‘Cannot Accept’ Not Having Nuclear Weapons | Turkey already hosts 50 US nuclear bombs at Incirlik

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US Lawmakers Balk at Soaring Cost of Nuclear Arms Modernization

by Jason Ditz | Jan 25, 2019

US Lawmakers Balk at Soaring Cost of Nuclear Arms Modernization | CBO estimates scheme will cost $494 billion

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Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Approved in 122-1 Vote

by Jason Ditz | Jul 7, 2017

Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Approved in 122-1 Vote | Nuclear powers all boycott meeting

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House Spending Bill Threatens to Suspend Nuclear Treaty With Russia

by Jason Ditz | Jun 26, 2017

House Spending Bill Threatens to Suspend Nuclear Treaty With Russia | Bill also funds missiles banned by the treaty

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US Cancels Mid East Conference on Nuke-Free Zone

by John Glaser | Nov 24, 2012

US Cancels Mid East Meeting on NWFZ | Israel refuses to give up its nukes, so NWFZ is impossible

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Israel Double Standard Jeopardizing Nuclear Weapons–Free Zone Talks

by John Glaser | May 8, 2012

Talks on establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East appeared to be thrown in doubt on Tuesday as the Western official organizing negotiations said he could not secure the needed attendance of all countries in the region. The statement by...

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