{"id":45592,"date":"2025-06-17T20:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=45592"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T10:15:45","slug":"sipri-annual-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/17-06-2025\/sipri-annual-report-2025","title":{"rendered":"SIPRI Annual Report 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/26-04-2022\/trends-in-world-military-expenditure-2021-sipri\">SIPRI<\/a>) <\/strong>launched its <strong>annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security for 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global Nuclear Trends (2025): Total nuclear warheads: <\/strong>12,241.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Military stockpiles (operational\/potential): 9,614.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deployed: 3,912.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High alert (ballistic missiles): ~2,100, mostly U.S. and Russia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India has 180 nuclear stored warheads<\/strong> as of January 2025, while Pakistan has an estimated 170.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>China has 600 nuclear warheads<\/strong> as of January 2025, of which 24 are deployed warheads or those placed on missiles or located on bases with operational forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4e1e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/world-nuclear-forces-january-2025.webp\" alt=\"world-nuclear-forces-january-2025\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-45606\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4e1e5; width:501px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/world-nuclear-forces-january-2025.webp 719w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/world-nuclear-forces-january-2025-300x146.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expansion and Modernisation:<\/strong> Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states\u2014the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel\u2014continued intensive nuclear modernization programmes in 2024.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>slightly expanded its nuclear arsenal in 2024 and continued development of new nuclear delivery systems with enhanced capabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pakistan <\/strong>continued development of new delivery systems, accumulated more fissile material, indicating intent to expand its arsenal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>China <\/strong>accelerated expansion of its nuclear arsenal, It added ~100 warheads annually since 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Military Expenditure: <\/strong>Global spending reached $2.7 trillion in 2024, a 9.4% increase.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top spenders:<\/strong> USA ($997 billion), China ($314 billion).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top importers:<\/strong> Ukraine, India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top exporters:<\/strong> USA (43%), France (9.6%), Russia (7.8%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebc4cd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebc4cd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-main-suppliers-and-recipients-of-major-arms-2020-24.webp\" alt=\"the main suppliers and recipients of major arms 2020-24\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-45607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-main-suppliers-and-recipients-of-major-arms-2020-24.webp 342w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/the-main-suppliers-and-recipients-of-major-arms-2020-24-287x300.webp 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concerns &amp; Outlook<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arms control weakening:<\/strong> No major nuclear powers fully committed to disarmament.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The era of reductions in global arsenals may be ending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China is increasing its nuclear force steadily and may reach 1,000 warheads within 7\u20138 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All nine nuclear-armed states<\/strong> invested heavily in modernisation in 2024, including: upgraded systems, new technologies (e.g., MIRVs, canisterisation, AI-based command and control).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Nuclear States: <\/strong>Revitalized national debates in East Asia, Europe and the Middle East about nuclear status and strategy suggest there is<strong> some potential for more states to develop their own nuclear weapons.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Russia and the USA together possess around 90% <\/strong>of all nuclear weapons.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both states are<strong> implementing extensive modernization programmes<\/strong> that could <strong>increase the size and diversity<\/strong> of their arsenals in the future.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If no new agreement is reached to cap their stockpiles,<\/strong> the number of warheads they deploy on strategic missiles seems likely to increase after the <strong>bilateral 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) expires in February 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>About SIPRI<\/strong><br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-06-2022\/sipri-yearbook-2022\"><strong>SIPRI<\/strong> <\/a>is an<strong> independent international institute<\/strong> dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. It is based in stockholm.<br>&#8211; It was established in <strong>1966, <\/strong>SIPRI provides<strong> data, analysis and recommendations,<\/strong> based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>Funding:<\/strong> It was established on the basis of a decision by the Swedish Parliament and receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the <strong>Swedish Government.\u00a0<\/strong><br>1. The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-maintains-nuclear-edge-over-pakistan-with-more-warheads-next-gen-canisterised-mirv-capable-missiles-sipri-report\/article69703913.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Read this in Hindi: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs-hindi\/17-06-2025\/sipri-%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b7%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f-2025\">SIPRI \u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0915 \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security for 2025.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About SIPRI<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">&#8211; SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. It is based in stockholm.\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">&#8211; It was established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">&#8211; Funding: It was established on the basis of a decision by the Swedish Parliament and receives a substantial part of its funding in the form of an annual grant from the Swedish Government.\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Institute also seeks financial support from other organizations in order to carry out its research.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/17-06-2025\/sipri-annual-report-2025\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45592"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46918,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45592\/revisions\/46918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}