The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently published its
Yearbook 2024, according to which “the number and types of nuclear weapons
have increased as countries deepen their reliance on nuclear deterrence.”1 While
the U.S. and Russia together hold 90 percent of global nuclear weapons, others are
building up their nuclear arsenals. SIPRI has estimated China’s stockpile to be 500,
while reporting that India’s stockpile has increased to 172 surpassing that of
Pakistan.