US has 3,750 active nuclear weapons, stockpile down from 3,805 a year ago

As recently as 2003, the US nuclear weapon total was slightly above 10,000. It peaked at 31,255 in 1967.

In a reversal of Trump administration policy, the State Department on Tuesday disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the US stockpile. It said this will aid global efforts to control the spread of such weapons.

The number of US weapons, including those in active status as well as those in long-term storage, stood at 3,750 as of September 2020, the department said. That is down from 3,805 a year earlier and 3,785 in 2018.