New Delhi, June 8 -- India is believed to have once again slightly expanded its nuclear arsenal in 2025, leading over Pakistan, North Korea and Israel, as per the data revealed in the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2026.

SIPRI launched its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security on Monday, June 8.

The key findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2026 showed that the nine nuclear-armed states - the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Israel- "continued programmes to modernize and enhance their nuclear arsenals in 2025..."

According to the report, India has a total inventory o...