{"id":81952,"date":"2016-10-31T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=81952"},"modified":"2016-10-26T14:36:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T13:36:35","slug":"united-states-nuclear-forces-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/10\/united-states-nuclear-forces-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"United States Nuclear Forces, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published online: <\/strong>2 March 2016<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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TYPE\/DESIGNATION<\/strong><\/td>\nNO<\/strong><\/td>\nYEAR DEPLOYED<\/strong><\/td>\nWARHEADS X YIELD (KILOTONS)<\/strong><\/td>\nDEPLOYED<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ICBMs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LGM-30G Minuteman III<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk-12A<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n1979<\/td>\n1 W78 x 335 (MIRV)<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk-21\/SERV<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n20061<\/sup><\/td>\n1 W87 x 300<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n440<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n440<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLBMs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UGM-133A Trident II D5<\/td>\n2882<\/sup><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk-4<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1992<\/td>\n4 W76 x 100 (MIRV)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk-4A<\/td>\n <\/td>\n2008<\/td>\n4 W76-1 x 100 (MIRV)<\/td>\n700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mk-5<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1990<\/td>\n4 W88 x 455 (MIRV)<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n288<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n1,152<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bombers<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B-52H Stratofortress<\/td>\n93\/443<\/sup><\/td>\n1961<\/td>\nALCM\/W80-1 x 5\u2014150<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B-2A Spirit<\/td>\n20\/16<\/td>\n1994<\/td>\nB61-7\/-11, B83-1<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n113\/60<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n3004<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nonstrategic forces<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B61-3, -4 bombs<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n1979<\/td>\n0.3\u2014170<\/td>\n1805<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n180<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL DEPLOYED<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n~2,070<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RESERVE<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n~2,5986<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL STOCKPILE<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n~4,670<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AWAITING DISMANTLEMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n~2,300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL INVENTORY<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n~6,970<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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  1. The W87 was initially deployed on the MX\/Peacekeeper in 1986.<\/li>\n
  2. Two additional submarines with 48 missile tubes (total) are normally in refueling overhaul and not available for deployment. They are not assigned nuclear weapons. Sometimes more than two submarines are undergoing maintenance.<\/li>\n
  3. The first figure is the aircraft inventory, including those used for training, testing, and backup; the second is the portion of the primary-mission aircraft inventory estimated to be tasked for nuclear missions. As of September 2015, nuclear-capable bombers included 88 B-52Hs and 20 B-2s.<\/li>\n
  4. The pool of bombs and cruise missiles allows for multiple loading possibilities depending on the mission. The Air Force has 528 nuclear-armed ALCMs (and more spares), of which an estimated 200 are deployed at Minot Air Force Base. Although B-52Hs can also carry the B61-7 and B83-1 gravity bombs, these are only planned for delivery on the B-2s.<\/li>\n
  5. These are deployed in Europe. Another 320 bombs are in storage in the United States, for a total estimated inventory of 500 nonstrategic bombs.<\/li>\n
  6. This includes spares.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ALCM: air-launched cruise missile<\/p>\n

    ICBM: intercontinental ballistic missile<\/p>\n

    LGM: silo-launched ground-attack missile<\/p>\n

    MIRV: multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle<\/p>\n

    SERV: security-enhanced reentry vehicle<\/p>\n

    SLCM: sea-launched cruise missile<\/p>\n

    SLBM: submarine-launched ballistic missile<\/p>\n

    UGM: underwater-launched ground attack missile<\/p>\n

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