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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

'Worrying trend': Post-Cold War drop in nukes could be over

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

A Swedish arms watchdog says the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons are expected to increase in coming years, reversing a decline seen since the end of the Cold War.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said Monday that all nine nuclear-armed countries are increasing or upgrading their arsenals.

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