how many warheads to the u.s. currently hold?
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ALOT just see for yourself.\n\n(It's a chart)\n\nhttp://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/nudb/datab9.asp
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That is an extremely complex question, because it has several factors like:\n - economic stability/vitality\n - defense/research/training spending\n - current military ranking/inventories\n - Command & Control structure\n - nuclear power?\n - national defense policy (aggressive/defensive)\n\nSomeone mentioned Jane's.  That is a good source, but you have to pay. If you want a free source use the CIA World Factbook.  Just google it. It will give you all kinds of info.\n\nP.S. Ignore the previous post, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Someone here mentioned 50 military actions since world war II.  For the sake of the discussion lets assume that is true.  Fifty military actions and no adding those countries to the United States.  Fifty military actions and no use of atomic weapons.  Fifty military actions and spending billions to rebuild “other” countries.  Fifty military actions and the world has an increase of democracies.  Fifty military actions and millions of people continue trying (legally and illegally) to get into the United States.  If the United States wanted a third world war, it would be raging right now with the deaths with hundreds of millions dead from atomic war with no one able to stand up to the United States.  And yet it restrains from using its massive weapons.
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Total warheads listed.\n\nUnited States 9,960\nRussia (formerly the Soviet Union) 16,000\nUnited Kingdom <200\nFrance 350\nPeople's Republic of China 400\nIndia 40-50\nPakistan 24-48 \nNorth Korea 0-10
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The experts at NRDC estimate between 30-35 (2002 est.) with enough weapons-grade plutonium for 50-90 more nuclear weapons. \nThe website Armgeddon Online claims they have 70.
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At least New York exists.  The only WMDs in Iraq are the ones the US military uses.
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USA, Russia, France, Britain, China, India and Pakisthan have weapons and ICBM's to deliver those.\nIsrael might have a few, North Korea and Iran might be developing as Pakisthan and China and Russia might've sold secrets.\nUSA and Russia have 1000's while France, Britain, China  have hundreds.\nIndia's count is unknown but is suspected to rival China as they have been producing in secret since 1970's (Indira Gandhi)\nMany countries like South Africa and Canada have technology but don't build them.\nWith Canada, France, USA's and Russia's help India might rival almost everyone.
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As long as the USA keeps other countries in check, and resorts to military action, then we will remain alive.  Next in line: Iran nuclear program and North Korea nuclear program.  Either disarm or...BE DISARMED!!!!
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The US is the country that has the most nuclear weapons on the world. And it is always the one country that points the finger to small little no-meaning countries that even don't have the money nor the resources to build 1 bomb. And then they attack them. It is strange that the media does not open their eyes in the media-campaign of nuclear weapons in Iraq/Iran and so on. Nobody writes in the Washington Post or the New York times, that the US has more than 400 Nuclear bombs in deposit. Ready to nuke the world about 20 times. And nobody complains about that.\nAlso the fact that the US did not sign the non-atom-pact, does make it clear that it is the agressor and not the peace-keeper.
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Around 20 to 30 pounds, based upon my understanding of declassified nuclear weapons design.\n\nLet's use an implosion design, not a gun design, as implosion is smaller.\n\nSo, use about a pound or two of uranium, about 10 pounds of high explosive, about 10 pounds of shielding & guts, and there you are!\n\nA suitcase nuke (yield of about 50kt) would fit into a small suitcase. It has been documented that the Soviets kept one in their embassy in DC for detonitation in case of a nuclear WWIII.
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The U.S. has not used a nuclear weapon at all, be it civililian or militarily, since Japan and the end of WWII, a MUCH different time than today.  I have heard claims, however, of people that believe the U.S. has freely, and openly been using "tactical nukes" in the Middle East.  This is not true.  What a lot of people are mentioning is known as depleted uranium.  While it's not exactly the greatest stuff on Earth, it is far from what some believe it is to be--a type of nuclear weapon.  It's actually used in many civilian applications as well.\n\nhttp://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs257/en/\n\nAs far as the U.S. having weapons, it's known that we have decreased our arsenal, but at the same time, still have a large amount.  Is it possible that someone could get a hold of them?  Sure, I would suppose, but why bother the U.S. and the military that is surely guarding our stockpile when you could get it for a price just by asking in some parts of the world.  \n\nThe United States will forever maintain a nuclear arsenal for strategic purposes.  It is impossible to believe that if we took the lead and destryoed every one that we had, that the rest of the world would follow suit.  We'd be left unprotected, and the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction--one of the main reasons the Cold War went the way it did--would be eliminated, leaving us naked and extremely vulnerable.  We maintain them anymore as defense, though I truly believe that in this political climate, we will never see the day that the U.S. fires an offensive nuclear attack...I think defensive may even be a stretch.  \n\nThe reason that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons is simple.  They have made their intentions known, and I truly believe that it is simply a matter of time before they place one on top of a missile and fire one into Israel, and one into Iraq (to wipeout any remaining U.S. and coalition forces).  While some believe that Iran is bluffing, and claim that they do not have the technology, I'll leave the bluffing to the poker players, and take the threat of a nuclear weapon coming out of Iran in the near future as a very serious one.
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Unknown. We don't even know for certain how many there are now. There's at least three, but some scientific research indicates there may be as many as 11.
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Probably the B83 nuclear weapon which is about 1.2Mt.\n\nThe most powerful weapon the US has developed was the Mk-41 which is a 25Mt bomb, nearly 2000 times as large as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.  The Mk-41 has been retired for some time.\n\nThe most powerful weapon system currently deployed would be the Ohio class submarines which can carry 24 Trident II SLBMs, each capable of delivering up to 3.4Mt.
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Militarily there are three answers.\n\nThe most advanced- United States\nMost man power- China\nSleeping Dragon- Russia (The still have a large stockpile of nuclear weapons, they still are conducting research, and if they had to mobilize it would take them a while but they could do it.)\n\nThe chances of a nuclear war-  Depends on the context, global nuclear war, slim.  A theater wide nuclear exhange, i wouldn't be surprised to see one in my life time.\n\nWhere do i live- US
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I think it's intuitive that more countries with nukes is something that should be discouraged by the world community, but the countries that already have them don’t want to get rid of them unless its mutual as with Russia and the US over the past decade.  I also think it’s a matter of the stability of the countries that now may obtain nuclear weapons.  Russia and China are downright stable compared to Iran and N Korea.
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options #6\n\n15,000 nukes in one's arsenal
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60,441,457\n\nThis is according to http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html