... the Russian level as stipulated by the New START treaty. The US nuclear potential also developed during the Cold War, but from a peak in the 1960s to the 1980s (when the USA had over 20,000 warheads) it has been significantly reduced. Today, the US focuses on the quality and reliability of its nuclear forces while gradually reducing the overall number of warheads. The US nuclear triad includes: Intercontinental ballistic missiles Minuteman III (400 silo-based ICBMs, each carrying a single warhead)....