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Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2012

SIPRI Yearbook 2012

I. US nuclear forces

Chapter:
7. World nuclear forces
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2012
Author(s):
Shannon N. Kile, Phillip Schell, Hans M. Kristensen, Vitaly Fedchenko, Alexander Glaser, Zia Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials

As of January 2012 the United States maintained an estimated arsenal of approximately 2150 operational nuclear warheads, consisting of roughly 1950 strategic and 200 non-strategic warheads (see table 7.2). In addition to this operational arsenal, about 2750 warheads are held in reserve, for a total stockpile of approximately 4900 warheads. Another 3100 retired warheads are awaiting dismantlement for a total inventory of roughly 8000 warheads.

Citation (MLA):
Kile, Shannon N., Phillip Schell, Hans M. Kristensen, Vitaly Fedchenko, Alexander Glaser, and Zia Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials. "7. World nuclear forces." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 20 Sep. 2021. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-42.xml>.
Citation (APA):
Kile, S., Schell, P., Kristensen, H., Fedchenko, V., Glaser, A., & Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials, Z. (2016). 7. World nuclear forces. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2012: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 Sep. 2021, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-42.xml
Citation (Chicago):
Kile, Shannon N., Phillip Schell, Hans M. Kristensen, Vitaly Fedchenko, Alexander Glaser, and Zia Mian International Panel on Fissile Materials. "7. World nuclear forces." In SIPRI Yearbook 2012: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 20 Sep. 2021, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780199650583/sipri-9780199650583-div1-42.xml
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