In June, ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, published Surge: 2023 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending.
CND described the British figures as ‘particularly shocking’: ‘Over the past five years, Britain’s spending has increased by over 43%. In 2023 alone, Britain spent a staggering £6.5 billion on nuclear weapons, up 17.1% on the previous year.’
Globally, ICAN says that last year the nine nuclear-armed states increased their nuclear weapons spending by $10.8bn to total of $91.4bn. The full report: tinyurl.com/peacenews4265
Topics: Nuclear weapons