Enduring Stockpile

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The Enduring Stockpile is the name given to the United States' arsenal of nuclear weapons following the end of the Cold War. As of 2025, it comprises approximately 3,700 nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, the United States produced over 70,000 nuclear weapons. By its end, the U.S. stockpile was about 23,000 weapons of 26 different types. The production of nuclear weapons ended in 1989, and since then existing weapons have been retired, dismantled, or mothballed. In 2021, the Department of Energy website stated the stockpile was the lowest it had been since 1960. Weapons in the Enduring Stockpile are categorized by level of readiness. The three levels are: Active Service: fully operational, connected to a delivery system, and available for immediate use (e.g., LGM-30 Minuteman silo-based ICBMs and UGM-133 Trident II ICBMs onboard ballistic missile submarines) Hedge Stockpile: fully operational, but kept in storage; available within minutes or hours; not connected to delivery systems...

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