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Estimates of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, 2007 and 2012
Overview

This fact sheet, which challenges the U.S. government’s secrecy over the size of its nuclear weapons stockpile and the number of dismantled nuclear weapons, estimates that the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile currently includes approximately 9,930 nuclear warheads, and that the stockpile will decline to about 5,040 by the end of 2012.

Weaponeers of Waste: The Bush DOE's Nuclear Weapons Complex and Stockpile Stewardship
Report

This April 2004 report from NRDC's nuclear program finds that the U.S. nuclear "stockpile stewardship" program is spending billions on nuclear weapons research and production projects that are over budget and years behind in meeting their goals. Despite the end of the Cold War, the Bush administration is spending 12 times more on nuclear weapons research and production than on nonproliferation efforts to retrieve, secure and dispose of nuclear weapons materials worldwide.

Index of NRDC Nuclear Data
Index

Detailed NRDC data dealing with nuclear stockpiles, materials, and forces.

National Ignition Facility and Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship Resource Page
Index

An archive of documents and related NRDC commentary intended to promote public awareness of both the U.S. Department of Energy's nuclear "Stockpile Stewardship" strategy and the National Ignition Facility, a laser facility under construction that constitutes a major component of the department's strategy.

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