Pakistan ‘Is Upgrading Nukes with Help of China’, US Defence Report Warns

The return of the nuclear threat

India-Pakistan’s almost-war revealed something alarming about our political moment.

Pakistan's 170 nuclear weapons and its plans to increase them are a matter of global concern. Pakistan has 36 air-launched, 126 land-launched and 8 sea-launched nuclear weapons. This is a threat to the entire world. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's demand for an investigation by the IAEA has increased international pressure on Pakistan.

Pakistan ‘is upgrading nukes with help of China’, US defence report warns

Pakistan is upgrading its nuclear arsenal with Chinese support and sees India as an “existential threat”, a US report has said.

US military intelligence reports say Pakistan is developing a nuclear arsenal with assistance from China.

DIA warns of Pakistan’s expanding nuclear arsenal, heightened threat to India

A recent report from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has raised alarm bells about Pakistan’s growing nuclear arsenal and its strategic military posture toward India. The DIA’s annual threat assessment emphasizes that Pakistan continues to view India as an existential threat and is actively pursuing nuclear modernization to offset India’s conventional military advantage. According to the assessment, Pakistan is committed to ex…