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The United States has 30 percent more deployed long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads than former Cold War foe Russia, according to new data released Wednesday by the State Department.
The United States has 882 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers, compared with 521 for Russia, according to the State Department, which published the new START aggregate numbers.
The United States also has 1,800 deployed
Originally posted by RUSSO
Bringing China to the equation I wonder how many they have.
Finally, with the US having so many of these weapons, I am confused that Iraq was sold as a threat to the American people and the world.
China? How about the US's "great friend" Israel? It's the worlds worst kept secret, they abuse their neighbors and bomb their reactors, yet hold onto these weapons of mass destruction and refuse to let any other nation in the region have them. Don't get me wrong all nukes are bad, but they are even worse when they are kept in this manner and the international community does nothing about it.
Originally posted by the owlbear
reply to post by RUSSO
If there were a headline for that short, it would read, CANCER RATES SKYROCKET!
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
reply to post by RUSSO
Although it sounds a step in the right direction to reduce the numbers-Do you actually think they declare all their weapons?
Myself,I think there's a good chance all nuclear powers have the nukes that the public are allowed to know about,which they can dismantle a few of from time to time.
But I think all nuclear powers also have a "black"stockpile of nukes,which no one knows about.
These of course are the ones they never get rid of,as they each worry if other countries have similar "black" nukes.
Knowing how paranoid some countries can be I bet this is the case.
Originally posted by princeofpeace
China has a couple hundred. Israel has more than China.
Originally posted by Imperium Americana
Originally posted by princeofpeace
China has a couple hundred. Israel has more than China.
That is most likely not true. China's stockpile is probably now closer to the range of US & Russia. It all sort of hangs on the Pu pit in the last two generation of warheads. If their designs are running more like 1.5-3 kg Pu pits then they have had enough material for over 2000 warheads for a long time now.
To be fair per capita Israel...is hands down the largest nuke power.
Originally posted by princeofpeace
Well China has disclosed the amount and supposedly IAEA has verified. They have a modest stockpile given their population.
Originally posted by Imperium Americana
Originally posted by princeofpeace
China has a couple hundred. Israel has more than China.
That is most likely not true. China's stockpile is probably now closer to the range of US & Russia. It all sort of hangs on the Pu pit in the last two generation of warheads. If their designs are running more like 1.5-3 kg Pu pits then they have had enough material for over 2000 warheads for a long time now.
To be fair per capita Israel...is hands down the largest nuke power.