Saturday, June 4, 2011

U.S. - Russian Nuclear Arsenal Numbers Released

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US: Russia Cutting Nuclear Arsenal Faster Than Required -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters

Moscow's 1,537 deployed strategic nuclear warheads are just under the 1,550 it must reach by 2018 under the New START arms reduction pact.

Russia has 1,537 deployed strategic nuclear warheads, just under the 1,550 ceiling it is obliged to reach by 2018 under the New START nuclear arms reduction pact, while the United States has 1,800, according to a State Department fact sheet.

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More News On The U.S. - Russian Nuclear Arsenal

Mandatory reporting of nuclear weapons shows the US has one-third more deployed nuclear weapons than Russia -- The Australian/AFP
Russian Deployed Strategic Arsenal Below Limit Set by New START -- Global Security Newswire
US, Russia nuclear arsenal data released -- AFP
Russia cuts nuclear arsenal faster than required -- Reuters
New START Aggregate Numbers Released: First Round Slim Picking -- FAS Strategic Security Blog
START-3 interim report -- Voice of Russia

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