Indian media: The latest Nuclear Notebook reveals that India shifts its nuclear strike focus to China.
Indian media: The latest Nuclear Weapons Dossier says "India focuses on weapons that can strike remote targets across China"
The official website of India Express reported on June 17: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI) released the latest dossier on Monday, indicating that India has more nuclear warheads than Pakistan, despite the fact that China's warhead count is more than three times that of India.
The report said that according to the "Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2025 Dossier", as of January 2025, India has 180 stored nuclear warheads, while Pakistan is estimated to have 170. As of January 2025, China has 600 nuclear warheads, of which 24 are deployed warheads, or warheads placed on missiles or in operational force bases.
The report said that the dossier stated that although Pakistan remains the focus of India's nuclear deterrence, India seems to be increasingly focusing on long-range weapons capable of striking targets across China. It added that although Pakistan remains the focus of India’s nuclear deterrent, India appears to be placing growing emphasis on longer-range weapons capable of reaching targets throughout China).
The report said that the dossier stated that India is believed to have slightly expanded its nuclear arsenal again in 2024 and continues to develop new nuclear delivery systems. The report said that India's new 'canisterised' missiles can transport nuclear warheads together with configured warheads, which can carry nuclear warheads during peacetime, and may even carry multiple warheads on each missile once put into use. The report added that Pakistan also continued to develop new delivery systems and accumulate fission materials in 2024, indicating that its nuclear arsenal may expand within the next decade.
The report said that the SIPRI dossier also stated that Russia and the United States have the largest military reserves among the nine nuclear powers, with 5,459 and 5,177 nuclear warheads respectively, including retired warheads.
The report said that the dossier stated that Russia, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea have deployed dual-capable missiles, and it is believed that all countries are modernizing these capabilities. "Until the mid-21st century, only France, Russia, the UK and the US have deployed multi-warhead missiles. Since then, China has developed two missiles carrying multi-warheads, and India, Pakistan and North Korea are currently pursuing this capability", the dossier said.
The original title of the report was "India Has More Nukes Than Pakistan, China Far Ahead: SIPRI Report".
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