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June 17, 2024

Global Nuclear Spending Surged to $91 Billion in 2023 with U.S. Leading the Charge
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The United States is driving a global surge in spending on nuclear
weapons. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reports
global spending on nukes jumped 13% to over $91 billion last year. The
United States spent over $51 billion modernizing its nuclear arsenal -
that's more money than all of the other nuclear nations spent last year
combined.


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