The global nuclear arsenal grew last year, SIPRI says
Stockholm, Sweden Reuters The number of operational nuclear weapons rose slightly in 2022 as countries implemented long-term force modernisation and expansion plans, a leading conflict thinktank said on Monday, warning that the world was entering a dangerous phase. A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory […]
Ukraine war spurs record global spending on military, Stockholm thinktank says
Stockholm, Sweden Reuters Global military spending rose to a record last year as Russia’s war in Ukraine drove the biggest annual increase in expenditure in Europe since the end of the Cold War three decades ago, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday. Ukrainian service members from a 3rd separate assault brigade […]
North Korea spent as much as $US642 million on nukes in 2021, report estimates
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea may have spent as much as $US642 million on its nuclear program last year, according to anti-nuclear activists, as the impoverished country appears ready to test a new weapon despite battling a COVID-19 outbreak and economic crisis. There is no confirmed data on North Korea’s nuclear spending, or the size […]
Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War – thinktank
Stockholm, SwedenReuters The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments thinktank said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened […]
Peacebuilding in Somalia – another victim of climate change?
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Climate change is hampering peacebuilding in Somalia as droughts and floods strengthen the hand of militants and weaken the power of government, a report said on Wednesday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said three decades of conflict – coupled with increasingly severe droughts – were posing serious challenges to the […]