China has increased its nuclear stockpile to about 500 warheads, aiming for 1,000 by 2030. China maintains a “no-first-strike” nuclear policy. Its arsenal is still smaller than Russia and the US. China has substantially increased its nuclear inventory, now possessing approximately 500 operational warheads, with plans to double its arsenal to more than 1,000 warheads … Read more
China has a triad of nuclear forces – solid-fueled mobile and siloed land-based missiles, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, and bombers with a full, re-established nuclear mission. The ratio of stockpiled and stored warheads will shift when more new launchers become active in 2021. BEIJING: China possesses at least 350 nuclear weapons, more than double India’s … Read more
A new analysis from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute revealed that global military spending topped $2.1 trillion in 2021, the first time it has surpassed the $2 trillion mark. Over 38 percent of that total — $801 billion — was accounted for by the United States. Figures for 2022 will rise even higher on … Read more
A report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said on Monday that Pakistan was among the biggest importers of major arms in Asia and Oceania from 2016-2020. According to the SIPRI report, the international arms trade did not show any growth between 2016 and 2020. The United States, France and Germany increased … Read more
