US EditionWorld on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race, SIPRI think tank says
- A recent report from a Stockholm-based research think tank highlighted that countries possessing nuclear weapons are actively enhancing and updating their arsenals in 2024.
- This trend follows decades of stockpile reductions since the Cold War but reflects slowing dismantlements and increasing deployment of new warheads.
- China’s arsenal is growing fastest, adding about 100 warheads yearly since 2023, while India and Pakistan modernize amid recent tensions including a brief early 2025 confrontation.
- Global inventory holds an estimated 12,241 warheads with 9,614 in active military stockpiles; about 2,100 deployed warheads, mostly US and Russian, remain on high operational alert.
- SIPRI warns this arms build-up, coupled with weaker arms control and new technologies, risks escalating nuclear conflict and signals the end of nuclear disarmament era.
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India expanded its nuclear stockpile in 2024 SIPRI
New Delhi is believed to have 180 nuclear-stored warheads, according to the Stockholm-based instituteIndia expanded its nuclear arsenal in 2024 and continues to develop new types of delivery systems for the weapons, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on Monday. SIPRI is an independent international institute that conducts research on
India Grows Nuke Arsenal and Repositions Warheads, Report Says
India has slightly increased its nuclear arsenal, modernized its delivery systems and appears to be changing the way it prepares warheads by keeping them closer to missile launch systems, a report from a weapons research group said.
India maintains nuclear edge over Pakistan with more warheads, next-gen 'canisterised' MIRV-capable missiles: SIPRI report
According to the SIPRI report, India’s new ‘canisterised’ missiles, which allow warheads to be pre-mounted and transported more safely, could potentially carry nuclear warheads even during “peacetime”
India surpasses Pakistan in nuke arsenal, adds 8 more warheads: Report
According to the yearbook by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India currently has 180 nuclear warheads as opposed to 170 in Pakistan's stockpile. India increased its arsenal size in 2025 by adding eight more warheads.
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