For the first time in two years, the United States has released data on the number of nuclear warheads on combat duty

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15:32; 21 July 2024 year
Куланов Вячеслав

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For the first time in two years, the United States declassified data on the number of nuclear warheads on combat duty. From the report of the US National Nuclear Safety Agency (NNSA), in particular, it is known that as of September 2023, there were 3,748 of them.

According to the report, from 1994 to 2023, Washington dismantled 12,088 nuclear warheads, with another 2,000 awaiting dismantling. The last time Washington released this data was in October 2021, when the United States had 3,750 nuclear warheads.Since September 30, 1991, the number of non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons of the United States has decreased by more than 90%,