The United States has disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in its arsenal for the first time since former President Donald Trump decided to keep the figures a secret.
Honestly I'm pretty shocked it's that low, though I wasn't aware the US had scrapped most if not all of its tactical nuke stockpile. I'm also shocked the US still has nearly 1k bomber-based warheads left; what's the impetus to use a B-2 when you can use an ICBM?
The nuclear triad (ICBMs, bombers, and submarines) is all about redundancy. If all you had were ICBMs, then your target could conceivably do something to render your ICBMs useless and then strike before you fix it.
Honestly I'm pretty shocked it's that low, though I wasn't aware the US had scrapped most if not all of its tactical nuke stockpile. I'm also shocked the US still has nearly 1k bomber-based warheads left; what's the impetus to use a B-2 when you can use an ICBM?
The nuclear triad (ICBMs, bombers, and submarines) is all about redundancy. If all you had were ICBMs, then your target could conceivably do something to render your ICBMs useless and then strike before you fix it.