North Korea launched four ballistic missiles earlier this week, leading to renewed condemnation from the international community. North Korea fires four missiles into sea near Japan Read moreIt is estimated that North Korea now has 10 nuclear weapons, up from six or eight in 2013. This increase is in contrast to an overall decrease in the number of nuclear weapons worldwide. That said, SIPRI also states that both the US and Russia are going through extensive modernising programmes for their remaining weapons. But some countries’ arsenals have grown: China was thought to have 260 warheads in early 2016, compared with 240 in 2010.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2017 12:00 UTC