SIPRI
Risk of Nuclear Conflict at Highest Point Since Height of Cold War—SIPRI
The Swedish institute expects the global nuclear arsenal to start growing for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
75 Years After Hiroshima, Here's Where World Stands With Nuclear Weapons
The U.S. became the first, and to this day only, nation in the world to use a nuclear weapon against a foreign adversary on August 6, 1945.
North Korea Could Have 40 Nuclear Warheads By 2020, Arms Watchdog Says
Dan Smith of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute suggested nuclear weapon development was continuing despite rapprochement with the U.S.
U.S., China Account for Half of All Military Spending
The U.S. and China spent about $899 billion between them in 2018.
U.S. Weapons Sales 75 Percent Higher Than Russia
"The USA has further solidified its position as the world's leading arms supplier," said the director of the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Program.
Why Is Russia Cutting Military Spending?
Russia's 2017 spend was $66.3 billion—20 per cent lower than in 2016.
Global Arms Sales Reach Post Cold War Peak
The U.S. and Russia are behind over half of all arms sales.
Global Defense Spending Up, But Western Budgets Slump
U.S. and Western European spending is on the slide as Eastern Europe rearms.
Chinese Arms Exports More Than Double in Five Years
U.S. and Russia lead global rise in arms exports as Asian powerhouse overtakes Germany to become third-largest exporter.
