Global spending on nuclear weapons increased by 13% in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group, reaching $91.4 billion that year with a world-leading $51.5 billion spent in the U.S. This 2023 total is $10.7 billion higher than the previous year, with all nine nuclear-armed states spending more, the anti-nuclear group’s report says. The U.S. accounted for 80% of the increase, and U.S. spending increased 18% from the previous year. China…
