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Topic 203 · Reports & Indices

SIPRI Yearbook 2026 and India's Nuclear Arsenal

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: SIPRI launched its 57th Yearbook on 8 June 2026, estimating India's arsenal at about 190 warheads, up from 180.
  2. Theme: Pakistan's stockpile held at about 170; SIPRI listed about 12 Indian warheads as deployed, none a year earlier.
  3. Current Head: Karim Haggag is Director of SIPRI.
  4. Key Finding: India may have begun deploying a few warheads on a single SSBN during occasional deterrence patrols.
  5. Data: Global inventory was 12,187 warheads in January 2026: about 9,745 in military stockpiles and about 4,012 deployed.
  6. Stakeholders: Nine states hold nuclear weapons: USA, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel.
  7. India Link: Modernisation focuses on long-range weapons reaching targets across China; first tests came in 1974 (India) and 1998 (Pakistan).
  8. Headquarters: SIPRI is located at Solna, in the Stockholm area, Sweden.
  9. Founded: SIPRI was established in 1966 as an independent institute on conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
  10. Landmark: The NPT was concluded in 1968; its 2026 Review Conference ended 22 May without an outcome document; India and Pakistan are not parties.
  11. Publication: The SIPRI Yearbook is published by Oxford University Press.
  12. Definition: Total inventory includes stored and retired warheads; military stockpile counts usable warheads; deployed warheads sit on missiles or at operational bases.
Question 1 of 10

SIPRI's 57th Yearbook estimates India's arsenal at about how many warheads?

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Answer: (B) About 190

Core Trigger: SIPRI launched its 57th Yearbook on 8 June 2026, estimating India's arsenal at about 190 warheads, up from 180.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 1

Question 2 of 10

About how many Indian warheads did SIPRI list as deployed?

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Answer: (C) About 12

Theme: Pakistan's stockpile held at about 170; SIPRI listed about 12 Indian warheads as deployed, none a year earlier.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the Director of SIPRI?

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Answer: (B) Karim Haggag

Current Head: Karim Haggag is Director of SIPRI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 3

Question 4 of 10

India may have begun deploying a few warheads on a single what?

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Answer: (A) Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)

Key Finding: India may have begun deploying a few warheads on a single SSBN during occasional deterrence patrols.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 4

Question 5 of 10

1. Global inventory was 14,187 warheads in January 2026. 2. About 4,012 warheads were in military stockpiles. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Data: Global inventory was 12,187 warheads in January 2026: about 9,745 in military stockpiles and about 4,012 deployed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Which state is among the nine nuclear-armed states listed by SIPRI?

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Answer: (D) North Korea

Stakeholders: Nine states hold nuclear weapons: USA, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 6

Question 7 of 10

SIPRI is located in the area of which city?

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Answer: (C) Stockholm

Headquarters: SIPRI is located at Solna, in the Stockholm area, Sweden.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 8

Question 8 of 10

SIPRI was established in which year?

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Answer: (D) 1966

Founded: SIPRI was established in 1966 as an independent institute on conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The NPT was concluded in which year?

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Answer: (B) 1968

Landmark: The NPT was concluded in 1968; its 2026 Review Conference ended 22 May without an outcome document; India and Pakistan are not parties.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. The SIPRI Yearbook is published by Oxford University Press. 2. Deployed warheads are those stored or retired. Which of the following is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Publication: The SIPRI Yearbook is published by Oxford University Press. Definition: Total inventory includes stored and retired warheads; military stockpile counts usable warheads; deployed warheads sit on missiles or at operational bases.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 203, point 11, point 12

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