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How many nuclear weapons does the US have?

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The United States has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile.

It does not include thousands of warheads that are disabled or all but dismantled. Those weapons could, be reconstituted, or their nuclear material re-purposed.

Estimates of the total arsenal range from slightly more than 8,000 to more then 9,000, but the Pentagon will not give a exact number.

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