New Delhi: China, Pakistan and India have 350, 165 and 156 nuclear warheads respectively as of January this year and the three countries appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals, a study by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has said. China, Pakistan and India had 320, 160 and 150 nuclear warheads respectively as of January last year, the SIPRI's study said on Monday. There are nine countries in the world that have nuclear weapons: the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea. "China is in the middle of a significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals," the study said. The SIPRI's study also talked about the fissile raw material stocks that the countries have for their nuclear weapons.

Source: Mint June 15, 2021 07:52 UTC