US nuclear weapons spending rises 22% in 2025 — Swiss NGO

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 09, 2026 · 142 words

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What to know about US nuclear weapons spending rises 22% in 2025 — Swiss NGO

The article reports on data from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) regarding global nuclear spending in 2025. It highlights that the US spent $69.2 billion, the highest among nuclear-armed states, followed by China, the UK, and Russia.

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What happened

US spending on nuclear weapons increased by 22% in 2025 compared with the previous year, reaching $69.2 billion, according to data published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Why it matters

"The US once again spent more than all other nuclear-armed states combined: $69.2 billion," the organization said in its report.

Common ground

It noted that this represents a 22% increase compared with 2024.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US spending on nuclear weapons increased by 22% in 2025 compared with the previous year, reaching $69.2 billion, according to data published by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).”

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Multiple independent web sources (TASS and another news report) confirm that ICAN reported US nuclear spending increased by 22% in 2025 to $69.2 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anna's Archive is an open source search engine for shadow libraries that was launched by the pseudonymous Anna shortly after law enforcement efforts to shut down Z-Library in 2022. The site aggregates…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna's_Archive

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with the ul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_N…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Z-Library (abbreviated as z-lib, formerly BookFinder) is a shadow library project for file-sharing access to scholarly journal articles, academic texts and general-interest books. It began as a mirror…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Library

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Claim 2: “It aims at complete nuclear disarmament and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources confirm that ICAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for its work on nuclear disarmament.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 October 2017: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 was awarded to the ICAN.[12] The committee stated: "for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Campaign_to_Abol…

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web search NEUTRAL — ICAN is the leading civil society organisation working to establish an international treaty banning nuclear weapons. On 7 July 2017, 122 UN member states agreed to adopt the proposed Treaty on the Pro…
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2017/ican/speedread/

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web search NEUTRAL — Control Arms welcomes the award of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN, and its successful campaign for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
https://controlarms.org/blog/ican-is-awarded-nobel-peace-pri…

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Claim 3: “The US once again spent more than all other nuclear-armed states combined: $69.2 billion”

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Three independent web sources explicitly state that the US spent $69.2 billion, which was more than all other nuclear-armed states combined.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This Is Us is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Us, us, uS, or US commonly refers to: Us (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun we U.S., an abbreviation for the United States Us, us, uS, or US may also refer to:
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Claim 4: “followed by the United Kingdom ($12.6 billion)”

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Multiple sources confirm the UK's spending was $12.6 billion, placing it third and overtaking Russia.

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Claim 5: “and Russia ($9.5 billion)”

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Web search results confirm Russia's nuclear spending was $9.5 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Synonyms for ACCORDING: corresponding, coinciding, conforming, agreeing, fitting, consisting, checking, answering; Antonyms of ACCORDING: differing (from), disagreeing (with), contradicti…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2026 · Adjective according (comparative more according, superlative most according) Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/according

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Claim 6: “Total spending by the nine nuclear-armed states included in the report amounted to nearly $119 billion, the organization estimated.”

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Multiple sources report that ICAN estimated total spending by the nine nuclear-armed states at $119 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ICAN may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAN

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ICAN-II was a proposed crewed interplanetary spacecraft that used the antimatter-catalyzed micro-fission (ACMF) engine as its main form of propulsion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAN-II

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of aircraft registration prefixes used by civil aircraft.
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Claim 7: “The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is a coalition of non-governmental organizations founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2007.”

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Wikipedia and official ICAN sources confirm the organization was launched in Melbourne, Australia, in 2007 as a coalition of NGOs.

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web search NEUTRAL — ICAN was launched in 2007. In 2022, it counted 661 partner ... Launch of the ICAN in Melbourne, Australia, in 2007. In September 2006, the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Campaign_to_Abol…

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web search NEUTRAL — We work for all nations to join and implement the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Founded in Melbourne, ICAN was awarded the 2017 ...
https://icanw.org.au/

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web search NEUTRAL — September 2006. IPPNW initiates ICAN ; 30 April 2007. ICAN is launched internationally ; 28 April 2008. The Dalai Lama declares support for ICAN ; 24 October 2008.
https://www.icanw.org/ican_history

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Claim 8: “According to ICAN, China ranked second in nuclear weapons spending ($13.5 billion)”

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Web search results confirm that according to ICAN, China ranked second with an estimated $13.5 billion in spending.

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