Revealed that the US possesses nearly 4,000 nuclear warheads
The US has about 3,800 nuclear warheads, of which 1,750 are deployed on ballistic missiles and strategic bombers. 2,050 warheads are reserved for use in case of need - according to research published by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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| Nuclear warhead. Photo: AP |
Researchers estimate that 1,300 warheads are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles, 300 nuclear bombs are intended for strategic bombers from US military bases and another 150 are kept at bases in Europe.
In addition, about 2,400 obsolete warheads are scheduled for destruction by 2030.
According to the Treaty on Measures for the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed by Russia and the United States in 2010, each side reduced its nuclear arsenal so that after seven years and thereafter, the total number of weapons did not exceed 700 intercontinental ballistic missiles, ballistic missiles launched from submarines and bombers, 1,550 nuclear warheads and 800 deployed and non-deployed launchers.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump called for giving up nuclear weapons, saying that the US, Russia and China should do the same.
