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At the peak level (1965), the US had about 32,000 nuclear warheads of all types. In 1989, the USSR had accumulated a stockpile of as many as 45,000 warheads, some of which were unaccounted for immediately after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. But most of these were never armed, and would have become inoperable within a few years. The risk was that the fissonable elements might be exposed or be tampered with.
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∙ 13y agoTwo in 1945 in WW2. After that many more over Bikini and Eniwetok atolls and Nevada in Cold War tests. I have the data, but don't feel like doing the counting right now. BTW, do you also want to include accidental operational drops with no nuclear explosion? That would take more counting.
Swords of Armageddon, Chuck Hanson.
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∙ 12y agoCount the number of cities and military bases in the US and assign from 1 to 12 bombs to each of these targets, depending on size. This will give a reasonable estimate. Assume bombs in the 300 KTon to 1 MTon yield range, as they do the most damage per dollar expended.
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∙ 15y agoAccording to the last count, 5,535, of which 4,075 are actually active and could be quickly deployed in a war.
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∙ 13y agoThe exact number is not information in the public domain but will certainly be many thousands.
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∙ 14y agoAround 5,500.
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∙ 11y agoa lot
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What are the military differences between the US and Soviet Union?
The U.S. is a republic that has nukes and the Soviet Union is a communist nation that had nukes
When did the US and USSR become nuclear powers?
US: 1945. USSR: 1949
The US and Soviet Union resembled each other in what way?
Both the US & USSR begin with letters US. Both the US & USSR used a star on all of their war machines (Ships, Tanks, Aircraft, Trucks, Artillery, etc.). Both the US & USSR extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Both the US & USSR had sub-states within it. Both the US & USSR had minority populations of people & cultures. Both the US & USSR had fairly matched technologies. Both the US & USSR were spawned from revolutions (1776) & (1917) respectively. Both the US & USSR had frontier expansions: The US went West; the USSR went East.
Who was the US's chief international rival during the cold war?
Most likely the USSR because of many reasons. They were communist, we were capitalist. We both possessed about 30,000 nukes by the 1980's that we threatened to use on each other. We both engaged in many competitions such as the space race. Some beleive that China was our main rival but China did not have as near as much nuclear weapons as us and their economy was not as near as strong as it is today.
When did the US drop nukes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
6 and 9 August 1945
How many nukes does the USSR have from 2000 to 2011?
It didn't. The USSR was disbanded in 1991.
Was there a ban on nuclear weapons after world war 2?
No. After WW2 nukes were not banned, they were more like mass produced by the US and the USSR, followed by UK and France.
How many nukes did America have during cold war?
At the peak, about 10000 strategic and 30000 to 40000 tactical. So possibly as many as 50000 total. The USSR had similar numbers.
How many nukes have been detonated?
To date US-1054 russia(ussr)-715 uk- 45 france-210 china-45 india between 5 and 6 pakistan between 3 and 6 north korea maybe 1 others maybe, none confirmed.
What are the military differences between the US and Soviet Union?
The U.S. is a republic that has nukes and the Soviet Union is a communist nation that had nukes
Why do they still build atomic bombs?
so if some other country nukes us we can nuke them and us having the biggest bombs is intimadating to other countries with nukes
What were the world views of the cold war?
people were scare because both the USSR & the USA created nuclear weapons. the world feared that the mass production of the nukes would result in a nuclear war between the USA & USSR
What factors led to the confrontaion of the superpowers during the Cold War?
Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3. Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3.
How many nukes do china have?
6
How many nukes are there in the world?
10027
How many nukes does India have?
Not sure
How many nukes do north Korea have on standby?
north korea has about 10 nukes on stand by and ostriches are cool
