Global spending on nuclear weapons soars: Where will it lead? | DW News
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Published 2024-06-17
Nine states have nuclear arms - the US, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel. According to the latest figures, in 2023 they spent a combined total of 91.4-billion US dollars - an increase of 13 percent on 2022. The US alone accounted for 80 percent of that rise, while China was the second biggest spender, with Russia third.
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00:48 DW speaks with Susi Snyder, program coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and co-author of its latest report
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All Comments (21)
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In Nuclear War, there are no winners
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Iraq and Ukraine is what happens when you DON'T have nuclear weapons.
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The sheer ignorance amazes me.
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Roads are literally falling apart along with other infrastructure. Got money for nukes that won't ever power a city let alone a country. Pathetic
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War is a horrible thing but I’d far rather my side be the better armed in a conflict.
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US spending 51 billions on nukes and asks everyone not to invest a single penny in nukes
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These have to be maintained
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German Shepherd 🤣🤣🤣
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The world 🌎 don’t need it…
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im glad i live in the southern hemisphere!
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Where it lead? To the destruction of mankind😢
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What about these plants for heat and air conditioning .Confussing
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30 billion and children won’t be hungry
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It's the end of the world as we know it...
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For what reason? They already have variants that are hardl interceptable. The russians too.
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as it should be🚀🚀
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Ensures Western Hegemony ! And Hypocrisy !
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Been documenting life in Ukraine for ten years, have a look
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Invest in defence contractors.
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That’s what happens when governments are not understanding the defense issues of other countries!