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Dollars the US spends per day on maintaining its nuclear arsenal: $100 Million
Which is approximately what the International Atomic Energy Agency spends in one year to safeguard nuclear materials worldwide.

Number of nuclear weapons in the world: 20,500
8 countries (US, Russia, China, Great Britain, France, Pakistan, India and Israel) possess nuclear weapons. In the worst case scenario, a nuclear weapon launched could reach the US within minutes. (Source: Ploughshares Fund)

More than 4,500 warheads remain on hair trigger alert.
The US and Russia possess over 95 percent of all nuclear weapons. More than 4,500 warheads remain on hair-trigger alert.

Pounds of existing Russian weapons-grade fissile material: 2,360,000
Much of this material is vulnerable to theft or diversion by terrorists or hostile organizations.

Pounds of fissile material necessary to build a crude nuclear bomb: 8-10
As little as 8 lbs of plutonium is needed to build a bomb. A missile is not needed to deliver such a device; a tugboat or truck could be used.

Number of countries capable of developing nuclear weapons: 44
44 countries have access to the fissile material and technology to build nuclear weapons. With the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty jeopardized, nuclear weapons could quickly spread.

Number of accidents, false alarms, and malfunctions involving U.S. nuclear weapons before 1980 according to the U.S. government: 32
Several of these have put us on the brink of accidental nuclear war. (Source: CNN)