China stockpiling nuclear warheads at fastest rate globally, new research shows

<p>New report estimates that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with around 100 per year being added to the stockpile since 2023</p><p>China is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/20/china-expanding-nuclear-arsenal-much-faster-than-predicted-us-report-says">growing its stockpile of nuclear warheads</a> at a faster rate than any other country, according to newly published research.</p><p>A <a href="https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2025/nuclear-risks-grow-new-arms-race-looms-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now#:~:text=SIPRI%20estimates%20that%20China%20now,warheads%20a%20year%20since%202023.">report</a> published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that China now has at least 600 nuclear warheads, with about 100 per year being added to the stockpile since 2023.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/china-nuclear-warheads-weapons-stockpile">Continue reading...</a>