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DescriptionUS and USSR nuclear stockpiles.svg	English: Nuclear warhead stockpiles of the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia, 1945-2014. These numbers are total stockpiles, including warheads that are not actively deployed (that is, including those on reserve status, but not those that are scheduled for dismantlement). The numbers of active/operational warheads could be much smaller: in 2014, about 1,980 for the United States are deployed. Inadequate historical data prohibits long-term distinction between the two, hence lumping all numbers together. The high for the USA is 32,040 in 1967; the high for the USSR is 45,000 in 1986; the point at which the USSR surpassed the USA in warheads is 1978. Note that raw stockpile totals do not necessarily tell you much about nuclear capabilities; delivery mechanisms and types of weapons can make a big difference (many of the weapons added to the stockpile during the "surge" periods were tactical, not strategic, for example) The goal of this graph is to give a quick, at-a-glance impression of relative stockpile levels between the two countries; those looking for specifics should consult the raw data (compiled on the discussion page of this image).
Date	August 2006 April 2008
Source	Own work Source data from: Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "Global nuclear stockpiles, 1945-2006," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 62, no. 4 (July/August 2006), 64-66. Online at http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/c4120650912x74k7/fulltext.pdf
Author	Created by Fastfission first by mapping the lines using OpenOffice.org's Calc program, then exporting a graph to SVG, and the performing substantial aesthetic modifications in Inkscape.
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	08:39, 18 April 2022	555 × 405 (80 KB)	Supermæn	File uploaded using svgtranslate tool (https://svgtranslate.toolforge.org/). Added translation for tr.
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	00:52, 31 December 2018	555 × 405 (68 KB)	Dominik27.09	Correction of Polish translation
	08:31, 18 May 2017	555 × 405 (68 KB)	Telaneo	fix
	08:27, 18 May 2017	555 × 405 (68 KB)	Telaneo	added Norwegian translation
	14:37, 28 April 2015	555 × 405 (72 KB)	Moritz37	typo (German translation)