International spending on nuclear weapons up 13% amid Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas wars
The increase of $10.7 billion is largely attributed to an increase in the United States’s defense budget.
Russia's new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this screengrab taken from a video released on November 5, 2023(photo credit: RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
