12 Total in and out of warheads. 13 May be as high as about 190 metric tons. 14 Russia has agreed to sell to the US 500 metric tons of HEU after dilution to low enriched reactor fuel. The deal is in trouble. Germany, Italy and the Netherlands estimated through Dec. 1996 based on Albright, Berkhout, Walker, 1997.
Estimates are for stocks and exclude plutonium irradiated in fast breeder and light water reactors.
Go to table on costs of nuclear weapons Go to Pax Christi Bishops' letter on deterrence Go to SDA Vol. No 4 and Vol.