Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Agni 5 missile. Photo: Hindustan Times
South Asia

Russia and the US together possess almost 90% of all nuclear weapons: SIPRI report

In its analysis, the SIPRI said China's nuclear arsenal increased from 410 warheads in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024, and it is expected to keep growing.

FILE PHOTO: A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

The global nuclear arsenal grew last year, SIPRI says

Major arms sales flat in 2016-20 for first time in more than a decade
Global Economy

Major arms sales flat in 2016-20 for first time in more than a decade

A US special forces soldier stands in front of Chadian soldiers during Flintlock 2015, an American-led military exercise, in Mao, February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun
World+Biz

Military spending saw biggest increase in a decade in 2019