<P> The United States is one of the five recognized nuclear powers by the signatories of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ( NPT ) . As of 2017 , the US has an estimated 4,018 nuclear weapons in either deployment or storage . This figure compares to a peak of 31,225 total warheads in 1967 and 22,217 in 1989 , and does not include `` several thousand '' warheads that have been retired and scheduled for dismantlement . The Pantex Plant near Amarillo , Texas , is the only location in the United States where weapons from the aging nuclear arsenal can be refurbished or dismantled . </P>
<P> The United States is one of the five recognized nuclear powers by the signatories of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ( NPT ) . As of 2017 , the US has an estimated 4,018 nuclear weapons in either deployment or storage . This figure compares to a peak of 31,225 total warheads in 1967 and 22,217 in 1989 , and does not include `` several thousand '' warheads that have been retired and scheduled for dismantlement . The Pantex Plant near Amarillo , Texas , is the only location in the United States where weapons from the aging nuclear arsenal can be refurbished or dismantled . </P>
when did the nuclear stockpile of the united states peak
when did the nuclear stockpile of the united states peak
1967
1967