Worldwide spending on nuclear weapons reaches a record high as nine nuclear-armed states increase investment in their arsenals, according to studies released in Geneva and summarized by multiple outlets. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) reports that these countries collectively spend nearly $119 billion on nuclear weapons, up about 19% from 2024 (an increase of roughly $17 billion). The studies say much of the rise comes from countries moving more warheads from storage onto delivery systems and accelerating modernisation efforts. A separate assessment by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) also points to rising nuclear risks amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Both reports describe a worsening security environment in which states appear to be preparing for longer-term nuclear capability upgrades. ICAN warns that a new nuclear arms race is underway and says the spending trend is expected to continue for decades. One ICAN representative also highlights concerns that advances in artificial intelligence could increase risks related to nuclear weapons use. The reports characterize the spending increases as a sign of escalated readiness and modernization rather than a reduction in nuclear stockpiles.
Nuclear-armed states’ spending reaches record high as arsenals are modernised
Worldwide spending on nuclear weapons reaches a record high as nine nuclear-armed states increase investment in their arsenals, according to studies released in Geneva and summarized by multiple outle...
- Nine nuclear-armed states together spend nearly $119 billion on nuclear weapons, a record level reported for last year.
- Spending rises by about 19% (around $17 billion) compared with 2024, according to ICAN.
- The increase is linked to moving more warheads from storage to delivery systems and accelerating modernization.
- ICAN and SIPRI both describe rising nuclear risks amid greater geopolitical tensions.
- ICAN warns the nuclear arms race could persist for decades.
Nuclear-armed countries swelled their spending on atomic weapons by a fifth last year to a record high of nearly $119 billion, with plans to ramp up those investments for decades, campaigners said Tuesday. The world’s nine nuclear-armed states jointly increased their spending on their arsenals by nearly $17 billion last year, according to a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. At a time of growing geopolitical tensions, “a new nuclear arms race is upon us, one which the perpetrators themselves are preparing to last for decades”, the ICAN report warned. READ: UK buys nuclear-armed fighter aircraft […]...Keep on reading: Global nuclear weapons spending hit record high in 2025 – study
2 months agoGENEVA — Worldwide spending on nuclear weapons soared to a record high last year as atomic-armed countries moved more warheads from storage onto delivery systems, experts said Tuesday. The nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent nearly $119 billion on their arsenals last year, up 19 percent from 2024, according to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). "A new nuclear arms race is upon us," its report warned. ICAN, and a separate study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday, voiced alarm at the growing nuclear risk amid swelling geopolitical tensions. The dramatic spending hike on nuclear weapons came as countries rushed to modernise their arsenals and deploy more of their stockpiles, the studies showed. Susi Snyder, ICAN's director of programmes and co-author of the latest report, said the scale-up, coupled with fears that artificial intelligence could increase the risk of nuclear weapons use, was deeply alarming. "To be perfectly honest, I'm terrified," she told AFP. 'Risks are rising' SIPRI's report highlighted that the t
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