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Nuclear Modernization

U.S. Warhead Stockpile at 3,750, State, NNSA Say

Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

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U.S. Warhead Stockpile at 3,750, State, NNSA Say

A nuclear detonation. Photo: U.S. Energy Department

There were 3,750 nuclear warheads in the U.S. stockpile as of September 2020 the State Department and National Nuclear Security Administration said Tuesday, down more than 250 since the final year of the Obama administration. State and the semi-autonomous Department of Energy nuclear weapons agency disclosed the count after Bonnie Jenkins, under secretary for arms control and international security, spoke at a United Nations First Committee side event in New York. Jill Hruby, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration…

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