Nuclear weapons spending surges to record high of $119bn, report says
Key takeaways
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says states spent an extra $16.8bn on their nuclear arsenals in 2025.
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- The United States spent an estimated $69.2bn, a rise of $12.6bn, and more than all other nuclear powers combined, ICAN said.
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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says states spent an extra $16.8bn on their nuclear arsenals in 2025.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A rocket launches from Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia [File: Russian Ministry of Defence via AP]By John Power Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026Global spending on nuclear weapons last year rose to an all-time high of $119bn, according to a report by nonproliferation advocates.
The world’s nine nuclear-armed countries spent an additional $16.8bn on their arsenals in 2025 compared with the previous year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) said in its latest report released on Tuesday.