October 26, 2008
Courtesy Of Google News (The Associated Press)
Estimated numbers of U.S. nuclear warheads throughout the years, as provided by the Federation of American Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense Council, which collaborate on tracking the nuclear stockpile. Projections beyond 2008 are based on announced reduction plans.
1945 — 6Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
1950 — 369
1955 — 3,057
1960 — 20,434
1965 — 31,982
1970 — 26,662
1975 — 27,826
1980 — 24,304
1985 — 24,237
1990 — 20,977
1995 — 12,123
2000 — 10,565
2005 — 10,279
2008 — 5,303
2010 — 4,990
2012 — 4,695
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