China adds 90 nukes, puts warheads on ‘high operational alert’
China adds 90 nukes, puts warheads on ‘high operational alert’
New Delhi: The global nuclear warhead stockpile has increased. China had added some 90 nukes to its arsenal and, for the first time, it has warheads on ‘high operational alert’. India has also effected a small increase, says data released today by the Sweden-based international think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
SIPRI in its statement said, “The number and types of nuclear weapons in development have increased as states deepen their reliance on nuclear deterrence.”
At the start of 2024, nine countries—the United States, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel—together possessed approximately 12,121 nuclear weapons.
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