

Redefining time




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RE: .
By GhandiInstinct on 8/1/2006 12:40:30 PM , Rating: 2
Let me enlighten you my friend since you have been kind enough to attempt the same:

Countries with Nuclear Warheads as of 2004

United States





United Kingdom



North Korea


Surely 20,168 Nukes raining across Earth isn't enough to do anything ^_^

RE: .
By masher2 (blog) on 8/1/2006 12:57:07 PM , Rating: 3
> "Let me enlighten you my friend "

Nuclear proliferation is a subject I've studied extensively since my days in graduate school. Here's a chart of US nuclear stockpiles over the years. As you see, its been well over 30,000 weapons in the 1960s, down to less than a third of that today. Same for the Soviet Union.

The figures fail to show the status of those warheads as well. In the 1960s, the majority were not only active, but pretargeted and ready to launch on a moment's notice. Today, the vast majority of our arsenal is in essentially in a "warm standby" mode.

In the past 40 years, the number of nuclear-capable nations has increased. That certainly increases the risk of a small nuclear exchange, but the risk of "destroying ourselves" as you put it, has declined dramatically over the years.

