Obama Admin Releases New Nuclear Warhead Numbers

Obama Admin Releases New Nuclear Warhead Numbers: In a speech to the Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed new information about the size of the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile, declaring that as of September 2014 there were 4,717 warheads. Additionally, Kerry disclosed the official number of retired warheads in line for dismantlement (2,500), which had not been revealed before. Hans Kristensen writes that this surprise disclosure is an important diplomatic gesture that will help the United States make its case at the NPT review conference that it is living up to its obligations under the treaty.http://fas.org/blogs/security/2015/04/nukenumbers2015/