The world’s biggest powers might have once pledged to work toward a world without nuclear weapons, but global stockpiles are expected to rise over the coming decade
"There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of the cold war have ended," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in a report Monday. The report comes amid growing Western concerns over efforts by both China and North Korea to expand their nuclear capabilities.
estimates, the United States and Russia remain by far the world's largest nuclear powers, with 3,708 and 4,477 nukes respectively, while China has 350, France 290 and Britain 180. But China's warhead count has increased in recent years, up from 145 warheads in 2006 according to the institute. The Pentagon predicts the Chinese stockpile to"at least double in size" over the next decade.
said, adding that"the country's inventory of fissile material is believed to have grown in 2021."The think tank, which included figures for the country in its annual report for the first time this year, said it believed North Korea now had enough fissile material to produce up to 55 warheads. But its ability to deliver these weapons remains unknown.
also said India and Pakistan were making efforts to expand their nuclear arsenals. It said Israel -- which does not publicly acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons -- was trying modernize its arsenal. Stockpile estimates for India and Pakistan stood at 160 and 165, and for Israel, 90. Japan's Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi attends the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 11, 2022.
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