According to the SIPRI report, China's nuclear arsenal has grown from 410 in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024 and is expected to continue to grow. India has more nuclear weapons than Pakistan, while China has expanded its nuclear warhead count from 410 in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024, according to a Monday report from the Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
SIPRI said in its analysis that China's nuclear arsenal has grown from 410 in January 2023 to 500 in January 2024 and is expected to continue to grow.
Key Findings from the SIPRI Report
Nine nuclear-armed states, including the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel, continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals, and several of them plan to deploy new nuclear-capable weapon systems by 2023.
As of January this year, India had "stockpiled" 172 nuclear warheads, while Pakistan had 170.
India expanded its nuclear arsenal slightly in 2023. Both India and Pakistan continue to develop new nuclear delivery systems in 2023.
The SIPRI report noted that while Pakistan remains the primary focus of India's nuclear deterrent, India appears to be increasingly placing emphasis on long-range weapons, including weapons capable of reaching targets across China.
About 2,100 of its deployed ballistic missile warheads are on high alert, nearly all of which are Russian or U.S.; however, for the first time, China is believed to be retaining some warheads on high alert.
Russia and the United States together possess nearly 90% of all nuclear weapons. The regulator added that Russia is estimated to have deployed about 36 more warheads than it did in January 2023.
The report said China's nuclear warhead stockpile is still likely far smaller than those of Russia and the United States.
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