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The US has produced ~70000 warheads, set off ~1000 and currently has 5000 (close to late 1950s levels).

Is your argument that attrition without replacement just doesn't count or something?

The U.S. has a lower number of total warheads because precision munitions made some nuclear weapons obsolete. Mainly the smaller tactical nukes which used to comprise the overwhelming majority of the U.S.'s arsenal. No meaningful destructive capability has been sacrificed. There are still far too many city killers laying in bunkers and silos.

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