Other atomic powers continued to modernise their nuclear arsenal as geopolitical tensions rise. Read more at straitstimes.com.
STOCKHOLM - The nuclear arsenals of several countries, especially China, grew last year and other atomic powers continued to modernise theirs as geopolitical tensions rise, researchers said Monday.
The total amount of nuclear warheads among the nine nuclear powers – Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and the United States – was down to 12,512 at the outset of 2023, from 12,710 at the start of 2022, according to Sipri.Sipri distinguishes between countries’ stockpiles available for use and their total inventory – which includes older ones scheduled to be dismantled.
Researchers at Sipri also noted that diplomatic efforts on nuclear arms control and disarmament had suffered setbacks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sipri noted in a statement that it “was the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty limiting Russian and US strategic nuclear forces”.
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