Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War, think-tank says

'Worrying trend': Global nuclear weapons stockpile expected to grow for the first time since the Cold War

The world's stockpile of nuclear warheads is expected to expand in the coming years for the first time since the 1980s and the catastrophic threat of those weapons being used is escalating, a leading arms watchdog said Monday.

Global nuclear arsenal expected to grow for first time since Cold War

The war in Ukraine has played a role in the heightened risk, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said.

World's nuclear arsenal expected to grow for first time since end of Cold War

The world's nuclear arsenal is expected to grow for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid growing tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Swedish researchers say.

'Worrying Trend': Global Nuclear Stockpile Set to Grow for First Time Since Cold War

"The risk of nuclear weapons being used seems higher now than at any time since the height of the Cold War," said the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Nuclear missile numbers set to grow for the first time since the Cold War

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Nuclear arsenals expected to grow for first time since Cold War: think tank

Nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade after a “marginal decrease” in warheads in 2021, according to a new report. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report ou…