Tag: SIPRI
The eerie arms boom – on-site visit at a Polish arms fair
Kielce There is limited space in the exhibition center in the southern Polish city of Kielce and there is a dense crowd. “We would have liked to have had more…
Nuclear arms race accelerates
Geneva It is a military trend that is swallowing up billions of euros and is making the world more and more insecure: The USA, Russia and the seven other countries…
Peace Researchers: Nuclear-armed states are strengthening their arsenals
Russian Topol ICBM capable of being armed with nuclear warheads Nuclear diplomacy has suffered major setbacks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. (Photo: dpa) Stockholm The world’s nuclear powers…
Pistorius advertises billion-dollar submarine deal in India
Bangkok Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made an impression during his visit to India: “His passion for yoga is commendable,” wrote his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on Twitter after meeting the…
How Japan plans to use the G7 summit for nuclear disarmament
Hiroshima Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has a mission. At the meeting of the G7 countries and South Korea in Hiroshima, he wants to persuade the heads of state and…
War in Ukraine drives military spending to new record high
ammunition in the UK Stockholm Global military spending has reached a new high. Mainly because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, they rose by 3.7 percent in 2022,…
Siemens supports China’s defense industry
Siemens in Munich Siemens ennobled the Chinese company Transemic as a premium partner and thus as the most important ally in the world. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Chinese IT company…
Russia deploys tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in the former Soviet republic of Belarus. The leaders in Moscow and Minsk had agreed on this,…
Russia deploys tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in the former Soviet republic of Belarus. The leaders in Moscow and Minsk had agreed on this,…
Macron sees his country in the “war economy”
French fighter jet Rafale The order books of the armaments companies in France are full. (Photo: AFP) Paris, Cholet Cholet is located in the Loire estuary, idyllically surrounded by pastures…
North Korea plans to ‘exponentially increase’ number of nuclear warheads
Ruler Kim Jong Un (middle at a ceremony to hand over a multiple missile system The ruler said it was necessary to be able to deliver “a rapid nuclear counterattack”.…
Global arms sales continue to rise despite supply chain problems
Stockholm The world’s 100 largest defense companies sold almost $600 billion worth of heavy weapons and military services in the year leading up to the Ukraine war. Despite pandemic-related disruptions…
Why Russia Won’t Regain Air Supremacy Over Ukraine
A Russian Air Force pilot in the cockpit of his Su-25 during a mission in Ukraine The photo is from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry in October…
Why Russia Won’t Regain Air Supremacy Over Ukraine
A Russian Air Force pilot in the cockpit of his Su-25 during a mission in Ukraine The photo is from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry in October…
Scholz wants closer energy cooperation with the Emirates
Jeddah/Abu Dhabi In the meantime, Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to push ahead with cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in the energy sector. “A whole series” of diesel and liquid…
“All questions discussed”: Scholz meets Saudi crown prince
Olaf Scholz and Mohammed bin Salman The Chancellor and the Saudi Crown Prince greet each other with a handshake. The meeting is seen as a sign of a certain normalization.…
“All questions discussed”: Scholz meets Saudi crown prince
Olaf Scholz and Mohammed bin Salman The Chancellor and the Saudi Crown Prince greet each other with a handshake. The meeting is seen as a sign of a certain normalization.…
Russia’s army is morally bankrupt
A destroyed Russian tank Russia’s army is in a desolate state. (Photo: ddp/abaca press) Berlin Ramzan Kadyrov was Vladimir Putin’s most important ally when he started the second Chechen war…
The new fear of the bomb
Geneva It’s a small anniversary, but the mood is gloomy: while the 10th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty begins in New York on Monday, nuclear power Russia is…
The EU and traffic lights are at odds over stricter export controls
Berlin, Brussels So far, the common defense policy of the European Union has mainly consisted of demands and declarations of intent. It cannot stay that way, as the EU states…