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DW: Think tank: Nuclear powers seek to modernize weapons
The number of nuclear warheads is falling, but governments are updating their arsenals and delivery capabilities, a Stockholm-based monitor has said. The US and Russia still hold the vast majority of the world's nukes.
North Korea is believed to have enough material for some ten nuclear warheads, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a new report on Monday.
The experts, however, said it was unclear if Pyongyang had produced operational weapons.
According to the SIPRI estimate, almost 15,400 nuclear weapons were under the control of nine countries as of January this year. This marks a drop of over 450 warheads compared to last year.
"However, the pace of their reductions appears to be slowing compared with a decade ago," SIPRI said, adding that there were no new control agreements between heavyweights Russia and the US.
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More News On Global Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles Decreasing
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Report: U.S., Russia Slowly Reducing Nuclear Arsenals -- RFE
Global Nuclear Arsenals Decline Thanks to Russia, US -- Spuntik
North Korea may have 10 nuclear warheads: think tank -- NK News
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