Quick Facts About Nuclear Weapons

• U.S. has approximately 7,300: strategic nuclear weapons. 
  
• Russia has approximately 6,000 strategic nuclear weapons. 
  
• Under the START III agreement U.S. and Russia would still be allowed (or suggested) to have 1,500-2,000 of strategic nuclear weapons. 
  
• Currently, there are 1,700-2,200 strategic U.S. nuclear weapons deployed by the U.S. President George W. Bush. 
  
• The Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the November 2001 summit, said that two-thirds of its nuclear arsenal would be cut. Leaving approx. 2,000.
  
• There are around 14,300 strategic nuclear weapons worldwide!
  
• The United States spent $3.5 trillion between 1940 and 1995 to prepare to fight a nuclear war!
  
• The United States spends $27 billion annually to prepare to fight a nuclear war. 
  
• One B-2 bomber costs $2.2 billion (21 were authorized by Congress). 
  
• The lifecycle cost of each B-2 is $2.5 billion- (RDTE, procurement, operations, maintenance, and support).

[Compiled from: http://www.cdi.org]

Date/Time Last Modified: 6/18/2002 8:06:14 AM

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