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SIPRI

June 17, 2021
Are Nuclear Weapons Gaining New Salience in National Security Strategies?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Nuclear states are clearly planning for the long-term future of their nuclear capabilities.

December 12, 2017
North Korea Threat Sparks Record Arm Sales in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Seoul is investing heavily in its domestic arms industry in response to the threat from Pyongyang, a recent study finds.

February 22, 2017
Asia-Pacific States Are Buying Arms at Record Post-Cold War Levels
By Ankit Panda
Asian states accounted for 43 percent of all global arms imports between 2012 and 2016.

April 06, 2016
Asia’s Military Spending Fueled by Heightened Tensions With China
By Franz-Stefan Gady
World military spending on upward course, says new SIPRI study.

June 16, 2015
Report: Asian Nuclear Arsenals Continue to Expand
By Ankit Panda
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) confirms that Asia's nuclear arsenals are continuing to grow.

June 16, 2015
Report: 'China's Strategic Assertiveness' Fueling Tensions in Asia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The 2015 SIPRI Yearbook emphasizes Beijing's critical role in aggravating tensions in East Asia.

April 16, 2015
Global Defense Spending Is Down, But Asia's Spending Is Up
By Ankit Panda
SIPRI's new annual estimate shows that while global defense spending dipped in 2014, Asia's continued to grow.

March 16, 2015
China Topples Germany in Arms Exports
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two thirds of Chinese arms exports went to just three countries.

April 15, 2014
US Drives Down Global Defense Spending
By Zachary Keck
The countries with the 15 largest military budgets in 2013 accounted for a whopping 79 percent of global defense spending.

March 28, 2012
An Asian Arms Race?
The term “arms race” is overused. But China and India are spending more even as their GDP growth falls.

April 05, 2010
Why China Snubs Russia Arms
Chinese advances and Russian suspicion have led to a shift in the arms sales balance, says Richard Weitz. But for how long?
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