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SIPRI: Nuclear powers are modernizing the arsenal

2024-06-17 21:26:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
SIPRI: Nuclear powers are modernizing the arsenal
nuclear weapons, photo taken from Google

In a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), it is said that nuclear powers are increasingly developing their arsenals as the geopolitical situation worsens.

"The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), and Israel—have continued to modernize their nuclear arsenals, even some of them added new ones in 2023", says the report.

One of SIPRI's key findings is that the number and types of weapons are increasing as countries increasingly rely on nuclear deterrence. As of January 2024, there were approximately 12,121 nuclear warheads in the world, of which 9,585 were on standby. According to the report, 3,904 of them were deployed on missiles or aircraft, a 60% increase over last January's estimate. About 2,100 deployed warheads were on high alert for ballistic missiles. According to the research institute, almost all of the warheads belonged to Russia or the United States, but China is believed to have put some of them on high alert for the first time. India, Pakistan and North Korea, on the other hand, are seeking a way to put multiple warheads on ballistic missiles. The United Kingdom, China, Russia, the United States and France already have such capabilities, according to the institute.





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