National Security Directive 61: FY 1991-1996 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan   [open pdf - 312KB]

Alternate Title: NSD 61: FY 1991-1996 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan

In National Security Directive (NSD) 61, President H.W. Bush approves "the attached Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan for the fiscal year 1991 through 1996. The levels depicted for FY 1992 and beyond may require adjustment based on developments in arms control, changes in the international political environment, and the capability of the nuclear weapons production complex. The stockpiles levels in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan represent ceilings not to be exceeded except as provided below or otherwise approved by me."