'India, Pak added 20-30 nuclear warheads in past one year'

'India, Pak added 20-30 nuclear warheads in past one year'

India and Pakistan have added 20-30 nuclear warheads in their arsenal in past one year, a global think tank said.

In its latest yearbook, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the neighbours are continuing to develop new ballistic and cruise missile systems capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

In 2010, the Indian nuclear arsenal had 60-80 nukes but they have increased to 80-110 warheads. On the same pattern, the Pakistani side also increased its warheads from 70-90 to 90-110 warheads in the same period, SIPRI said in a release.

“India and Pakistan continue to develop new ballistic and cruise missile systems capable of delivering nuclear weapons. They are also expanding their capacities to produce fissile material for military purposes,” it said.

India, Pakistan and six other countries – the US, the UK, Russia, France, China and Israel – possess more than 20,500 nuclear weapons, a drop of more than 2000 since 2009.