Approx how many nukes does U.S. and Russia have?

Question

just curious

Answer 1

Nuclear Weapons, Waste & Energy: In Depth: Index


Archive of Nuclear Data
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Table of Global Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles, 1945-2002
Notes




End Year
US
SU
UK
FR
CH
Total

1945 6 -- -- -- -- 6
1946 11 -- -- -- -- 11
1947 32 -- -- -- -- 32
1948 110 -- -- -- -- 110
1949 235 1 -- -- -- 236
1950 369 5 -- -- -- 374
1951 640 25 -- -- -- 665
1952 1,005 50 -- -- -- 1,055
1953 1,436 120 1 -- -- 1,557
1954 2,063 150 5 -- -- 2,218
1955 3,057 200 10 -- -- 3,267
1956 4,618 426 15 -- -- 5,059
1957 6,444 660 20 -- -- 7,124
1958 9,822 869 22 -- -- 10,713
1959 15,468 1,060 25 -- -- 16,553
1960 20,434 1,605 30 -- -- 22,069
1961 24,111 2,471 50 -- -- 26,632
1962 27,297 3,322 205 -- -- 30,823
1963 29,249 4,238 280 -- -- 33,767
1964 30,751 5,221 310 4 1 36,287
1965 31,642 6,129 310 32 5 38,118
1966 31,700 7,089 270 36 20 39,105
1967 30,893 8,339 270 36 25 39,563
1968 28,884 9,399 280 36 35 38,633
1969 26,910 10,538 308 36 50 37,841
1970 26,119 11,643 280 36 75 38,153
1971 26,365 13,092 220 45 100 39,822
1972 27,296 14,478 220 70 130 42,193
1973 28,335 15,915 275 116 150 44,791
1974 28,170 17,385 325 145 170 46,195
1975 27,052 19,055 350 188 185 46,830
1976 25,956 21,205 350 212 190 47,913
1977 25,099 23,044 350 228 200 48,920
1978 24,243 25,393 350 235 220 50,441
1979 24,107 27,935 350 235 235 52,862
1980 23,764 30,062 350 250 280 54,706
1981 23,031 32,049 350 275 330 56,035
1982 22,937 33,952 335 275 360 57,859
1983 23,154 35,804 320 280 380 59,938
1984 23,228 37,431 270 280 415 61,623
1985 23,135 39,197 300 360 425 63,416
1986 23,254 40,723 300 355 425 65,056
1987 23,490 38,859 300 420 415 63,484
1988 23,077 37,333 300 410 430 61,549
1989 22,174 35,805 300 410 435 59,124
1990 21,211 33,417 300 505 430 55,863
1991 18,306 28,595 300 540 435 48,176
1992 13,731 25,155 300 540 435 40,161
1993 11,536 21,101 300 525 435 33,897
1994 11,012 18,399 250 510 450 30,621
1995 10,953 14,978 300 500 400 27,131
1996 10,886 12,085 300 450 400 24,121
1997 10,829 11,264 260 450 400 23,203
1998 10,763 10,764 260 450 400 22,637
1999 10,698 10,451 185 450 400 22,184
2000 10,615 10,201 185 450 400 21,851
2001 10,491 9,126 200 350 400 20,567
2002 10,640 8,600 200 350 400 20,190
US = United States, SU = Soviet Union/Russia, UK = United Kingdom, FR = France and CH = China





NOTES

US warhead estimates exclude a small number of warheads awaiting dismantlement and are accurate to within a few hundred warheads.

SU/Russian warhead estimates exclude warheads awaiting dismantlement or in reserve status. The total number of intact warheads is estimated to be 18,000.

UK and French stockpile estimates are believed to be accurate to within a few tens of warheads.

Chinese warhead estimates are probably not accurate to better than 50 percent, due to the uncertainty in the number of tactical warheads.

In addition to the above, Israel, India and Pakistan have nuclear arsenals, and South Africa produced six gun-assembly type weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early-1990s. Estimates of the composition and evolution of the arsenals of Israel, India and Pakistan are extremely difficult to make. Israel may have a stockpile of some 100-200 nuclear weapons, India 30-35, and Pakistan between 24 and 48 nuclear weapons.

last revised 11.25.02

Answer 2

Go to the nearest FBI office and ask your curious question... you may be in for long sessions of conversations with them!! Just kidding!

The countries that have nuclear warheads will never tell the general public the amount they possess... there would be many groups "out there" that would like to know that information and to use it in negative ways so there are only estimates... look up SALT and SALT II treaties and they may give some figures, just do not take anybodies word on here as real knowledge... do the research and you will satisfy your curiosity.

Answer 3

at the start, Russia did say it may in all possibility nuke Poland. It stated that it may, by employing Russian regulation, use nuclear weapons against yet another u . s . if that u . s . had allies who additionally had nuclear weapons, and have been assisting. So, when you consider that we've nuclear weapons, and we are assisting Poland (by employing putting a NON-NUCLEAR missle defence shelter there), Russia has the ideal suited to apply nuclear weapons against Poland. so some distance as how some distance which could flow, i dont understand. however the Russia has no possibility of doing plenty to the U. S. till it certainly had to. Russia has tens of 1000's of nukes. we've defences for them, yet no longer adequate to conceal even those all of us understand approximately. yet, Russia values existence additionally. It is conscious that if it launches nukes at us, we can retaliate with extra precise and able weapons. Russia is a miles better possibility than people lead them to out to be, no longer by using fact of their militia, yet by using fact of their justification in employing nuclear weapons. "i'm unsure with what weapons international conflict 3 would be fought, yet international conflict 4 would be fought with sticks and stones" - Albert Einstein

Answer 4

Enough to crack the planet wide open.

The 'unofficial' numbers of the US nuclear arsenal is approx.- 14,800 (active and hot)- non-active but otherwise workable- 6,300.

The assessment "daddyspan' made is of the totals ever constructed...not necessarily useable.
I dont know about the Russians, but the numbers have to be pretty similar. But, there are concerns that they don't have very good maintenance programs, or resources to keep everything safe.

Answer 5

Russia can destroy the world 27 times over the US 16 times over
and there is the 150 megaton atmosphere destroyer.

Answer 6

To Many

Answer 7

That is actually confidential and no one but security agencies know for sure. At least one for every other country on the planet.

Answer 8

United States has about 10,000
Russia has slightly fewer
I do not know if the figures account for the multiple warheads on some of the ICBMs ( they can carry 10 or more ).

Answer 9

No-one knows for sure. But, it's enough to destroy the world several times over.

Answer 10

You'd be a fool to believe anything either said on that subject