SIPRI Warns of New Nuclear Arms Race As China’s Arsenal Surges To 600 Warheads, Global Stockpiles Modernise

The world is entering a perilous new phase of nuclear competition, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2025, which reveals that China has rapidly expanded its nuclear arsenal to at least 600 warheads—an increase of 100 warheads in both 2023 and 2024. This acceleration marks China as the fastest-growing nuclear power, outpacing all other nuclear-armed
The world is entering a perilous new phase of nuclear competition, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2025, which reveals that China has rapidly expanded its nuclear arsenal to at least 600 warheads—an increase of 100 warheads in both 2023 and 2024. This acceleration marks China as the fastest-growing nuclear power, outpacing all other nuclear-armed
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