(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "More than 5,000 nuclear weapons are deployed and ready for use, including nearly 2,000 that are kept in a high state of alert," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its annual report on Tuesday.
SIPRI added that the Israeli regime, along with the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, and Pakistan stockpiled more than 20,500 nuclear warheads by the end of 2010. The number, according to the think-tank, is 2,000 fewer than in year 2009.
"The nuclear weapons states are modernizing and are investing in their nuclear weapon establishments, so it seems unlikely that there will be any real nuclear weapon disarmament within the foreseeable future," SIPRI Deputy Director Daniel Nord said.
Nord added that Washington plans to invest $92 billion to expand its nuclear arsenal in the next 10 years.
SIPRI also warned against a nuclear race between India and Pakistan, saying the two neighboring rivals are continuing to expand their nuclear weapons capacity.
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