White House Weighs An 80% Nuclear Arms Cuts (Updated)

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According to the Federation of American Scientists’ Website, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear warheads remains at a very high level: more than 20,500. Of these, some 4,800 warheads are considered operational, of which nearly 2,000 US and Russian warheads are on high alert, ready for use on short notice. The following table shows FAS estimates.

Barack Obama Weighs Major Cuts To US Nuclear Arsenal -- The Telegraph

The Obama administration is weighing options for a sharp reduction to the US nuclear stockpile, including cutting up to 80 percent of America's deployed warheads.

While no final decision has been made, plans drawn up by the Pentagon raise the idea of cutting the US's strategic weapons from 1,550 to just 300.

Other options include more modest cuts 700 or to 1,000, the Associated Press reported, citing a former administration official and a congressional aide.

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More News On White House Proposals To Slash America's Nuclear Arsenal

AP: Pentagon drafts plans for cuts in U.S. nuclear arsenal -- USA Today/AP
Dempsey says status quo still possible on nukes -- AP
U.S. considers sharp cuts to nuclear force -- CBS/AP
US Weighs Heavy Nuclear Arsenal Cuts -- FOX News
US Considering Steep Cuts in Nuclear Weapons -- CBN News
Obama Considering Cuts up to 80 Percent in Deployed Nuclear Warheads -- Newsroom America
U.S. Mulls Steep Nuclear Arsenal Cuts -- RIA Novosti
White House Weighs Nuclear Arms Cuts, But Will Wait For More Talks With Russia -- Washington Post
US weighing steep nuclear arms cuts -- AP
US weighing options for future cuts in nuclear weapons, including 80% reduction -- TheSpec
US weighing options for future cuts in nuclear weapons, including 80% reduction -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. Weighs Sharp Cuts to Nuclear Stockpile -- Wall Street Journal
Nuking our Nukes: Lowest level of strategic review would leave Pentagon with fewer warheads than China -- Washington Free Beacon
Obama Wants to Cut U.S. Nukes by 80 Percent -- Katie Pavlich, Townhall
New Nuclear Math: It’s About Time -- Mark Thompson, Time