Originally Posted by swedguy

http://www.cdi.org/nuclear/facts-at-a-glance.cfm

~30,000: Number of intact nuclear warheads throughout the world. 17,500 of these are considered operational.
10,729: Total number of intact U.S. nuclear warheads.
8,400: Total number of operational nuclear warheads in Russian arsenal.

$3.5 trillion: Amount the United States spent between 1940 and 1995 to prepare to fight a nuclear war.
$27 billion: Amount the United States spends annually to prepare to fight a nuclear war.