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June 8, 2011

Study: Nuclear Disarmament Steps Balanced Out by New Weapons 
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A new study is warning highly touted efforts at nuclear disarmament are
being canceled out by parallel investments in new nuclear weapons
systems. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says more
than 5,000 nuclear weapons are deployed and ready for use around the
world, including 2,000 kept in a state of high-alert. The world’s
eight nuclear powers—Britain, China, France, India, Israel, Pakistan,
Russia and the United State—possess some 20,500 nuclear warheads.
Because of new weapons spending, the study warns "it seems unlikely
there will be any real nuclear weapon disarmament within the foreseeable
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