Despite Rhetoric, US Stockpile Continues to Decline March 22, 2018
Click on image to view full size. Full document here. By Hans M. Kristensen The US nuclear weapons stockpile dropped to 3,822 warheads by…
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Blair: Intel Classification Policy Needs “Fundamental Work” January 26, 2009
“There is a great deal of over-classification,” admitted Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence, at his confirmation hearing last week. “Some of…
Read morePublication: US Nuclear Weapons in Europe January 12, 2011
The US Air Force deploys 150-200 B61 nuclear bombs in Europe. By Hans M. Kristensen Following NATO’s strategic concept and expectations…
Read moreDefusing Armageddon: A History of NEST January 12, 2009
“In May 1974, the U.S. government received its first serious nuclear threat,” recalls author Jeffrey T. Richelson. “A letter demanding that $200,00 be left at a particular location arrived at…
Read moreNew START Data Shows Russian Increases and US Decreases April 1, 2016
By Hans M. Kristensen [Updated April 3, 2016] Russia continues to increase the number of strategic warheads it deploys on its ballistic missiles counted under the New START Treaty, according…
Read moreAmerican Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy June 5, 2014
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it,” warned British statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke more than 200 years ago. Having recently delved into reading about the history…
Read moreGeopolitical and Cyber Risks to Oil and Gas November 14, 2013
by Paul Sullivan Whether an oil and gas company is working in the United States or is spread throughout the world, it will face geopolitical and cyber risks which could…
Read moreWhite House Announces (Secret) Nuclear Weapons Cuts December 18, 2007
The W62 is the only nuclear warhead that has been publicly identified for elimination under the Bush administration’s secret nuclear stockpile reduction plan.
Read moreEngaging Yemen on the Sources of Insecurity November 18, 2010
US aid for Yemen goes predominantly to military and hard security projects. To confront the key sources of instability the U.S. must look beyond military assistance. Tier two…
Read moreNuclear Arms Racing in the Post-Cold War Era: Who is the Smallest? August 22, 2007
China and the Uniked Kingdom have started a new arms race over who has the smallest nuclear weapons arsenal.
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