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The nine nuclear-armed states—🇺🇸🇷🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇳🇮🇳🇵🇰🇰🇵🇮🇱— continued programmes to modernize and enhance their nuclear arsenals in 2025, and most deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems during the year. Learn more ➡️  https://t.co/gvgDpsPerb

#SIPRIYearbook2026 #NuclearWeapons #ArmsControl #NuclearRisk #Disarmament #NonProliferation

@SweArmsControl @AlvamyrdalCNTR @RobertEgnell @UNIDIR @nuclearban @scientistsorg @SweMFA @CSparre @ICRC @FOIresearch @hrw @PugwashConfs @Greenpeace @globalzero @antonioguterres

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SIPRI expert @TyttiErasto quoted in @nytimes: https://t.co/xdeSAMeTTr

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How can multilateral cooperation on export controls in an era of geopolitical competition be maintained?
Read the latest SIPRI backgrounder by Dr Mark Bromley and Giovanna Maletta ➡️ https://t.co/KlLZuOOFqf

@G7 @Trade_EU @eu_eeas @vertic_org @DefenceAust
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@ArmsControlNow @Saferworld @SweMFA @CNASdc

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On 4–5 June, SIPRI hosted a workshop exploring the intersection of space and nuclear issues, examining how emerging uncertainties could shape escalation pathways and affect European security.
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/5gbCqAHbOq

#SpaceSecurity #NuclearStrategy #EuropeanSecurity #SIPRI #SpaceNuclearNexus

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Today, SIPRI releases a paper by @alaatartir and @BilalSalaymeh that examines ways of implementing infrastructure for peace (I4P) in #Syria and #Lebanon. Based on an in-depth analysis, this paper provides targeted policy recommendations for central governments, civil society organizations and international organizations in Syria and Lebanon.
Read it now ➡️ https://t.co/WB15tTMHPg

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At the launch of SIPRI Yearbook 2026 in the Swedish Parliament @Sverigesriksdag, SIPRI expert Nivedita Raju discussed some of the most pressing global security challenges, and the centrality of the space domain to contemporary warfare.
Watch the full discussion ➡️ https://t.co/HmxglkhhXa

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What steps that could be taken to preserve and strengthen multilateral export control regimes, even in times of heightened geopolitical tension?
Find out here➡️ https://t.co/KlLZuOOFqf

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As of 31 Dec. 2025, 78 633 international personnel were deployed with peace operations, 49% fewer than in 2016 and the lowest level since at least the year 2000.
Explore the data ➡️ https://t.co/FqdMOkCKLI

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📣New #SIPRI backgrounder out now: Dr Mark Bromley and Giovanna Maletta examine the role of multilateral export control regimes in preventing the proliferation and misuse of military and dual-use items.
Learn more➡️ https://t.co/KlLZuOO7AH

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@Saferworld @vertic_org @SweMFA @DefenceAust @dfat @CNASdc

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The nine nuclear-armed states—🇺🇸🇷🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇳🇮🇳🇵🇰🇰🇵🇮🇱— continued programmes to modernize and enhance their nuclear arsenals in 2025, and most deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems during the year. Learn mor️e ➡️ https://t.co/LTARRAnwmo

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Global military expenditure increased to $2887 billion in 2025, the 11th year of consecutive rises, bringing the global military burden—military expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)—to 2.5%, its highest level since 2009.

Press release ➡️ https://t.co/v3R3B7b1MV

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SIPRI's new data quoted:
https://t.co/rNYy0YijMH

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Contemporary warfare is characterized by military operations that encompass multiple arenas and feature the convergence of advanced technological capabilities. Learn more about multidomain escalation risk in the current strategic context:
➡️ https://t.co/cQl61Kum1x

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SIPRI’s latest figures on world nuclear forces quoted in this article by the New Voice of Ukraine:
https://t.co/9nv3Sj4JqT

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#SIPRI hade tidigare i veckan glädjen att lansera SIPRI Yearbook 2026 i Sveriges riksdag i samband med firandet av SIPRIs 60-årsjubileum.

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#FactFriday ➡️ The 9 nuclear-armed states—🇺🇸🇷🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇳🇮🇳🇵🇰🇰🇵🇮🇱—together possessed an estimated 12 187 warheads in January 2026 ➡️ https://t.co/aFx5wphVXj

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SIPRI is pleased to launch a new film exploring the interconnected challenges affecting communities in Mauritania and the importance of strengthening social cohesion and resilience in the face of growing pressures in the Sahel region.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/Rk1zTD73zk

Watch the film ⬇️https://t.co/GeVloUZ5Of

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Hans M. Kristensen @nukestrat, Associate Senior Fellow with SIPRI’s WMD Programme and Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists @scientistsorg, comments on the nuclear world in 2025.

Read the press release: https://t.co/gvgDpsOGBD

#SIPRIYearbook2026 #NuclearWeapons #ArmsControl #NuclearRisk #Disarmament #NonProliferation

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'Eftersom de länder som har kärnvapen inte längre rustar ner så blir det svårare att få nya länder att avstå från att skaffa egna kärnvapen'—SIPRI's @PWezeman spoke to Sveriges Radio (in Swedish): https://t.co/ijXTlfJ7cB