Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistics missileEight Nations Hold 7,540 Deployed Nukes, Report Finds -- Global Security Newswire
Eight nations at the beginning of 2010 held an estimated 7,540 operational nuclear weapons, a figure that is down somewhat from last year due largely to the withdrawal by Russia and the United States of fielded warheads, according to a yearly report released yesterday by a Sweden-based think tank (see GSN, Nov. 18, 2009).
The five official nuclear powers -- China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States -- together with India, Pakistan and Israel have an estimated 22,500 nuclear weapons when counting armaments that are in storage, set for disassembly or not yet ready for deployment, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute stated in its annual yearbook.
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My Comment: An excellent summary of what is "out there" when it comes to deployed nuclear weapons .... let us hope that their numbers are accurate, and that there are no loose nukes floating around.
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