China’s nuclear arsenal has risen by 60 nukes in one year

Stockholm: China has rapidly increased its nuclear arsenal in the last few years. Its momentum will continue, and by 2030, China’s fleet will have as many intercontinental ballistic missiles (with nuclear warheads) as those of the US and Russia. China claimed we would keep as many nuclear weapons as necessary for national security. However, the rate at which it is growing its nuclear weapons stockpile does not match this claim’, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) warned.

Nuclear Arsenal, China's A few days ago, the United States had given indications of presenting a new proposal to Russia regarding the ‘New Start Treaty’, which has been designed to limit the number of nuclear weapons. Preparations are said to have been made to include China in this treaty by mentioning its rising number of nuclear weapons. However, both Russia and China had rejected the US appeal. Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a clear warning that Russia will not join the ‘New Start Treaty’ again. Also, President Putin announced that Russia will soon deploy ‘Tactical Nuclear Weapons’ in Belarus.

In view of these events, the information that came to light from the SPIRI report is noteworthy. Currently, nine countries around the world are recognised as nuclear states. All these countries have taken steps towards increasing and upgrading their nuclear weapons stockpile. Countries like the US, UK, and France are modernising nuclear weapons, spending billions of dollars. On the other hand, countries like China, Russia and North Korea are increasing their nuclear stockpile anew, SIPRI warned.

Nuclear Arsenal

Over the past year, China has accelerated the development of its nuclear weapons. The number of nuclear weapons in China’s possession increased from 350 to 410 in one year. So, in one year, China’s nuclear missiles stockpile rose by 17 per cent. This increase will also continue in the future, SIPRI warned in its report. The report has drawn attention to the fact that Russia has added 12 more nuclear weapons to its weapons stockpile while North Korea has increased its weapons stockpile by 5.

Nuclear states are becoming more and more aggressive. Some of these countries even openly threaten to use them, intensifying the nuclear race. SIPRI analysts and experts have voiced concern that this rising intensity has increased the risk of nuclear weapons being used for the first time since the Second World War. Considering the Russia-Ukraine war, SIPRI has also drawn attention to the fact that the ongoing political activities over nuclear weapons would also take a hit.

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