New York: India now possesses more nuclear warheads than Pakistan, with the number at 180 as opposed to Islamabad's 170, according to a yearbook report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
According to the report, India had 172 warheads in 2024 and increased it to 180 in 2025. These warheads are in the country's stockpile, which means they are available to be deployed for operational use. On the other hand, Pakistan's warheads saw no change since 2024 and remain at 170 overall as of today, also in Islamabad's stockpile.
The report said that India expanded its nuclear arsenal slightly in the past year and continued the development of new delivery systems, including canisterized missiles that may eventually carry several warheads and stay mated during peacetime.
Pakistan, meanwhile, also pursued the development of new delivery systems and fissile material accumulation, but its cumulative arsenal size did not see any change over the past year. The SIPRI report highlighted India's rapid investment in diversifying capabilities across air, sea and land, offering the country a more credible and survivable second-strike capability in comparison to Pakistan's evolving but limited three platforms.
As per the report, the United States and Russia have the world’s largest nuclear arsenals, with more than 10,500 warheads among them, and China is adding 100 nuclear warheads to its arsenal every year and has at least 600 nuclear warheads.
