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Pakistan currently has an estimated 170 nuclear warheads, which could increase to around 200 by 2025. The estimate comes from American nuclear scientists who used open-source materials, satellite imagery, and other sources to gather data.

With several new delivery systems in development, four plutonium production reactors, and expanding uranium enrichment infrastructure, Pakistan’s stockpile has potential to increase further, the Nuclear Notebook said

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A report has said that Pakistan has continued to "expand its nuclear arsenal with more warheads" even as its citizens suffer through a cash-strapped economy.

Amidst economic challenges and turmoil, Pakistan is reportedly increasing its nuclear arsenal, according to a report. Despite protests over high fuel prices and power outages, the country is expanding its nuclear capabilities, with new launchers and facilities observed in satellite imagery. The report estimates that Pakistan currently has around 170 warheads.

​​The US Defense Intelligence Agency projected in 1999 that Pakistan would have 60 to 80 warheads by 2020, but several new weapon systems have been fielded and developed since then, which leads us to a higher estimate," the Nuclear Notebook column published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on September 11 said.

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We estimate that Pakistan now has a nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 170 warheads. The US Defense Intelligence Agency projected in 1999 that Pakistan would have 60 to 80 warheads by 2020, but several new weapon systems have been fielded and developed since then, which leads us to a higher estimate, the Nuclear Notebook column published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on September 11 said.

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is estimated to currently include approximately 170 warheads. It could realistically grow to around 200 by 2025 at the current growth rate.