Nuclear Facts 'n' Figures

Approximate number of strategic U.S. Nuclear Weapons: 7,300
Approximate number of strategic Russian Nuclear Weapons: 6,000
Approximate number of strategic U.S. Nuclear Weapons, year 2003, under START II: 3,500
Approximate number of strategic Russian Nuclear Weapons, year 2003, under START II: 3,000
Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons suggested as the ceiling for the U.S. and Russia under a START III agreement: 1,500-2,000
Number of deployed strategic Nuclear Weapons U.S. President George W. Bush cited during November 2001 summit as sufficient for the United States: 1,700-2,200
Number of strategic Nuclear Weapons Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the November 2001 summit, said would be cut from the Russian arsenal: two-thirds (leaving approximately 2,000)
Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons worldwide: 14,300
Approximate number of strategic Nuclear Weapons worldwide, year 2003: 7,500
U.S. Spent roughly $3.5 Trillion from 1940 to 1995 to prepare to fight a nuclear war.
U.S. spends roughly $27 Billion annually to prepare to fight a nuclear war.
U.S. spent roughly $2.2 Billion in 1995 to prevent nuclear war.
Each of the 21 B-2 bombers authorized by Congress costs roughly $2.2 Billion (RDTE, procurement).
The lifecycle cost of each B-2 (RDTE, procurement, operations, maintenance, and support) is $2.5 Billion.