2025 Global Arms Race: New Weapons Technology Reshapes International Security
10 September 2025The New Arms Race Era A dangerous new arms race is emerging in 2025, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), at a time when traditional arms control regimes are severely weakened. All nine nuclear-armed states are pursuing intensive modernization programmes, with a global inventory reaching approximately 12,241 warheads as of January 2025. […]