Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile

FAS Report: U.S. Contains 7,100 Total Warheads

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Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
3/13/2015
The U.S. currently possesses about 7,100 total nuclear warheads, including 2,340 retired and under Department of Energy custody, about 2,080 deployed and about 2,680 in storage, according to a report recently released…

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Y-12/Pantex Contractor Addresses Benefits Concerns

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At Pantex

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At Sandia

A ballistic missile warhead stored upright inside an underground launch silo, viewed from above.

At Oak Ridge

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