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Obama Administration Slow on Nuclear Stockpile Reductions, Dismantlements

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

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Obama Administration Slow on Nuclear Stockpile Reductions, Dismantlements

A nuclear detonation. Photo: U.S. Energy Department

Despite President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security policy, the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile reductions and warhead dismantlements have slowed under the Obama administration, according to updated stockpile numbers declassified last week by the Department of Defense.The U.S. stockpile consisted of 4,571 nuclear weapons by the end of fiscal 2015, down from 4,717 in fiscal 2014 and 25,540 in 1962. Meanwhile, the Obama administration dismantled last year the lowest number of nuclear warheads…

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