Research institutions have announced that with the intensification of geopolitical tensions, the scale of many countries, especially China's nuclear arsenal, has increased last year. Other nuclear countries have continued to modernize their nuclear arsenal.
According to the France -Presse News on Monday (June 12), data provided by the Stockholm International Institute of Peace (SIPRI) show that the nine nuclear warheads of nine nuclear powers including China, the United States, Britain, Russia, and France areThe total number from 12710 at the beginning of last year fell to 12512 early this year.
However, 9756 of all nuclear warheads were placed in a military reserve, which may be used in the future, adding 86 more than last year.Most of this increase came from China, and the number from China increased from 350 last year to 410.
The number of in India, Pakistan and North Korea has also increased. The number of Russia increased from 4477 to 4489, and the size of the nuclear auction of other nuclear powers remained unchanged.
It is reported that as China's economy and influence have improved, China has also invested a lot of investment in various military projects.
Dan Smith, director of Sipri, said: "What we see is that China is rising to become a world power, this is the reality of our time."
