The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear-armed countries increased spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years, according to a new report. France is just one of nine countries racing to modernise stockpiles against a backdrop of growing political tensions around the globe.

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Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday.

A Stockholm-based watchdog says the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on nuclear deterrence in 2023

States are on course to spend $100bn a year, driven by a sharp increase in US defence budgets

In a rare statement, Russia‘s 12 Main Directorate (12 GU MO), said that the drills would be analysed

Moscow says the exercises are a response to ‘daily provocations’ from the United States and its European allies.

Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin's efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.