The decades-long decline in global nuclear weapons stockpiles has ended, and the number of warheads worldwide will likely start climbing in the near future, according to a new study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Risks of further nuclear proliferation in Europe have also risen, as countries react to the threat of Russian aggression and the possibility that the US might pull back on security guarantees for allies on the continent. India, which is entangled in a long-standing conflict with Pakistan that’s recently escalated, is believed to have expanded their arsenal slightly in 2024 to about 180 warheads – and the Swedish research institute expects Pakistan’s 170 warhead arsenal to grow substantially in the next decade.
Author: Kjeld Neubert
Published at: 2025-06-15 22:01:35
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