The stockpile has 5,113 nuclear warheads as on September 30, 2009.Pentagon reports has revealed during this week. The congressmen have a same move from India, Pakistan, China and Russia. The report is revealed as a effort to increase transparency of global nuclear stockpiles.
The information is revealed so for non proliferation effort said the pentagon reports. Actually the 5113 represents some 84% reduction from the stock pile maximum. The stock pile maximum is 31,255 by 1967 end of the fiscal year. There is a reduction by 75% from 22,217 in 1989, the year when Berlin wall fell. The report was announced on the fact sheet on Monday.
Nuclear warheads as many as 8,748 were dismantled during the period of 1994 to 2009. Many nuclear weapons are retired and thousands are still waiting for dismantlement. The report said there is still non strategic nuclear weapon which has declined by 90%.The declined 90% is for the year of September 30, and the period of 1991 to2009.The release about the nuclear warheads details is released for the first time by Pentagon.
