title: The nuclear arsenals and nuclear disarmament.
abstract: Current world stockpiles of nuclear weapons and the status of treaties for nuclear disarmament and the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons are summarised. The need for including stockpiles of civil plutonium in a programme for ending production and disposing of fissile materials is emphasized, and the ultimate difficulty of disposing of the last few nuclear weapons discussed.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barnaby
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009689:Nuclear Warfare