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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: 30,000
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.

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)