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The arms race

09.march 2026 IN THE

Serbia is 37th in the world in terms of arms imports, over 60 percent of purchases come from China

According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Serbia ranked 37th on the list of the world's largest arms importers in the period 2021-2025. Most of the weapons come from China

SIPRI: Countries are racing again in nuclear arms

Nuclear weapons

16.June 2025 Helen Whittle / DW

DW: Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) warns of a new nuclear arms race as control weakens. Artificial intelligence and space technologies are further changing nuclear capabilities. Who will be the new Colonel Petrov?

By far the biggest spender is the United States of America, but the expenditures of Russia and China are growing

International relations

27.June 2024 TS

A record was broken in military expenditures: America is by far the first, followed by China and Russia

For the ninth year in a row, the world record in the expenditure of states on the military has been broken, according to data from the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research. Of the record 2443 billion dollars, the USA spent by far the most, followed by China and Russia. The reasons for investing in the military are numerous - the war in Ukraine, tensions in the Far East and the conflict in the Gaza Strip

Wars and weapons

04.December 2023 Z.S.

SIPRI Report on World Arms Sales: High Demand, Less Waste

The world is not calming down, crises and wars are multiplying. However, arms sales by the largest arms industry companies will decline in 2022. The Stockholm Peace Research Institute SIPRI explains why in a new study

The World

12.June 2023 BG

Nuclear weapons: Humanity facing its most dangerous period

The Stockholm Institute for Peace Research warns that nuclear powers are strengthening their nuclear arsenals