Nuclear risks rise as powers expand and modernise arsenals: SIPRI study
Key takeaways
- Nuclear states are walking away from disarmament commitments amid heightened escalation dangers, leading institute warns.
- Published on Monday, the study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said most of these countries deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems last year.
- It added that the powers’ increasing reliance on nuclear weapons is reversing decades of demobilisation efforts, even as dangers of escalation and miscalculation are growing.
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Nuclear states are walking away from disarmament commitments amid heightened escalation dangers, leading institute warns.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Nuclear powers continued programmes to modernise and enhance their arsenals last year, according to SIPRI [File: Getty Images]By Mariem Bah Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026The world’s nine nuclear-armed states are upgrading and expanding their arsenals, accelerating an arms race that is creating “new risks” amid rising global tensions, a new report has warned.
Published on Monday, the study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said most of these countries deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems last year.