Their
report shows over
$91 billion spent on
nuclear weapons in
2023, an
increase of over 10
billion from 2022. That
is $2,898 per second
wasted on nuclear
weapons. This is money
that is sorely needed to
address the climate
crisis and make the transition
to a clean green
economy.
ICAN
reports the US spent
more than any other
country and accounts for
80% of the increase over
the previous year.
According to the new
report, the US spent
upwards of $51 billion
on nuclear weapons in
2023. These are the
direct costs based on US
figures from the
Department of Defense
and the Department of
Energy in order to be
compatible with the
reporting of other
countries. In Warheads
to Windmills:
Preventing Climate
Catastrophe and
Nuclear War, even
more US nuclear expenses
are examined which are
not included in these
DOD and DOE budgets.
These include missile
defense, legacy costs,
threat reduction,
expected cost overruns,
indirect, and overhead
costs which bring the
total figure to over
$100 billion in the
United States alone. Read
more about the details
of US nuclear
spending, including
what it will cost to
ultimately dispose of
these weapons here: https://warheadstowindmills.org/financing-the-transition/.
The
new ICAN report also
dives into the companies
involved in the
production of nuclear
weapons, how much they
earn, and how much they
spend influencing
government policy and
public opinion.
If
you’re as outraged as we
are, join the global “No
Money for Nuclear
Weapons” week of
action from
September 16 to 22 to
say no more wasting
money on weapons of mass
destruction: https://www.icanw.org/week_of_action.
Stay tuned for
NuclearBan.US events
during the week of
action!
