China's nuclear arsenal hits 600 warheads, up 100 from year before

China likely increased its nuclear arsenal in 2024 by 100 warheads to 600, an international security think tank said Monday, pointing out that Beijing is expanding its stockpile faster than any other country.The overall global nuclear inventory declined slightly to 12,241, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its annual report, but it expressed concern that a "dangerous new nuclear arms race is emerging."North Korea was estimated to possess around 50 nuclear warheads as of January, the same as last year, and enough fissile material to produce up to 40 more, while Rus…READ FULL ARTICLE