SIPRI Report 2026 Classifies Indian Nuclear Warheads as 'Operationally Deployed'
Introduction In a deeply structural and highly massive geopolitical assessment, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2026 Yearbook strictly and officially classified 12 of India’s estimated 190 nuclear warheads as “operationally deployed”. Background The fierce absolute classification signifies that a small, strategic segment of India’s nuclear arsenal is now maintained in a higher state of readiness.