World's nuclear arsenals on the rise as concerns grow over China and North Korea
CNN
The world's biggest nuclear powers might have pledged to work toward a world without nukes, but global stockpiles are expected only to rise over the coming decade, according to a new report.
"There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of the cold war have ended," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report Monday.
The report comes amid growing Western concerns over efforts by both China and North Korea to expand their nuclear capabilities. The US suspects North Korea is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test imminently, while China's Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the weekend that his country had made "impressive progress" in developing new nuclear weapons.
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