Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev claims that more countries will acquire nuclear weapons due to the West's actions, particularly in the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Medvedev warns that the risk of nuclear conflict is at an all-time high and that the world will see the creation of more destructive weapons and the acquisition of nuclear arsenals by new countries. The Federation of American Scientists reports that China, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea have seen their nuclear stockpiles grow since 1986. Governments are becoming increasingly secretive about their nuclear secrets, with the US and Russia no longer exchanging data on their strategic warheads and launchers deployed around the world.