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US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says
Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states increased by 19% in 2025 to $119 billion, according to a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The U.S. led this rise, marking the highest expenditure since the group began tracking in 2020.
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