Chinanews, October 6th, a comprehensive report, on the 5th, the US State Department announced the number of nuclear warheads stored in the United States.
This is the first time that the United States has released the data in four years. After President Trump took office, he refused to follow the practice of publishing the number of nuclear warheads.
According to reports, as of September 30, 2020, the U.S. military had 3750 active and inactive nuclear warheads, 55 fewer than the previous year and 72 fewer than the same period in 2017.
The US State Department said in a statement: "Improving the transparency of nuclear warhead stocks in various countries is essential to efforts to prohibit nuclear proliferation and disarmament." During the peak period of US nuclear warhead stocks, there were 31,255 nuclear warheads. This data is the lowest since then. .
The Biden administration is seeking to restart arms control negotiations with Russia, which stalled during Trump's presidency.