The number in weapons nuclearoperational es increased slightly in 2022 as countries implemented plyears in expansion and moinrnization in strength in long term, said a leading center in conflict studies on Monday, warning that the world is entering a dangerous phase.
The estimated number in warheads in military stockpiles for potential use skyrocketed in 86 to 9,576, stated the Institute International in Search for peace in Stockholm (Sipri) in a statement, continuing a trend seen in recent years.
“We are entering one of the most dangerous periods in human history.in“, said Dan Smith, director of Sipri.
“It is imperative that the governments of the world find ways in cooperate to defuse geopolitical tensions, slow down arms races, and deal with the worsening consequences of the environmental meltdown and growing world hunger.”
Russia and the United States together own almost 90% in all weapons nucleares, but the Institute said the sizes in their respective arsenals appear to have remained relatively stable in 2022.
Overall, the number in warheads nucleares in the world continued to decline, mainly indue to indismantling in warheads retired by the two powers.
In a separate report published on Monday, the International Campaign for the Abolition in Weapons Nucleares (ICAN), with ifin in Geneva, said that the nine countries with the largest arsenals nuclearcountries in the world spent 82.9 billion in dollars added to handinrnization and expansion in your armaments in year past.
The ICAN report reported that the United States spent $43.7 billion in dollars, more than all other gun states nuclearyou are together.
Source: CNN Brasil
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