US nuclear weapons spending shot up to $69.2 billion in 2025,a 22% jump from year before, said International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This amount eclipses spending of all other nuclear-armed countries combined. Shows US's dominant role in nuclear armament.
Next is China, putting $13.5 billion into nukes. Then UK and Russia with $12.6 billion and $9.5 billion, respectively. Total nuclear spending of nine nations in report hit almost $119 billion.
ICAN, founded 2007 in Melbourne, Australia,is a coalition of NGOs pushing for full nuclear disarmament. Won Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for its work. These numbers highlight rising global tensions…military spending still priority for nuclear powers .
