Global Nuclear Arsenals on the Rise, China Leads the Way: Reports
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China's nuclear arsenal has increased by 17% in 2022, with its stockpile of nuclear warheads rising to 410, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). SIPRI's Yearbook 2023 also noted that the US and Russia together possess almost 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, and that India, Pakistan, and North Korea are also expanding their nuclear arsenals. SIPRI warned that the world is drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history, and urged governments to find ways to cooperate to calm geopolitical tensions and slow arms races.
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