Dropping the Bomb

摘要

The 20-Minute briefing at the White House last month was dry and crammed with statistics and acronyms, but it got the president's attention. The U.S. nuclear arsenal today includes 5,400 warheads loaded on intercontinental ballistic missiles at land and sea; an additional 1,750 nuclear bombs and cruise missiles ready to be launched from B-2 and B-52 bombers; a further 1,670 nuclear weapons classified as "tactical."