Rising Costs: Global Nuclear Spending Soars in 2025

A report reveals that spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed nations surged by 19% in 2025, reaching $119 billion. This marks the highest expenditure since the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons began tracking such spending in 2020.

Global expenditure on nuclear weapons surged by nearly a fifth in 2025, according to a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons released on Tuesday.

The report highlights that the spending among the nine nuclear-armed states rose to $119 billion, representing a 19% increase from 2024.

This figure marks the highest level of spending tracked since the organization began monitoring these expenses in 2020, underscoring escalating nuclear commitments from nations including the U.S., Russia, and China.