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Nuclear weapons numbers to be revealed by USA

US to unveil size of nuclear stockpile, The American government will disclose for the first time the exact size of the US nuclear stockpile at a major United Nations nuclear disarmament summit, according to officials. By Alex Spillius in New York  Telegraph UK 02 May 2010 “…….Arms-control groups estimate the US nuclear arsenal contains 9,000 weapons, roughly 5,000 of them active and the rest in line for disassembly.The announcement could be timed to prevent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, from hijacking the conference with demands for more global controls of nuclear stockpiles. He speaks before Mrs Clinton. The international community believes Iran is secretly preparing to build a nuclear weapon. US to unveil size of nuclear stockpile – Telegraph

May 3, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons