The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICANN) said in a report that “nuclear powers increased their spending on modernizing their nuclear arsenals by about 9% during 2021, reaching a total spending of $82.4 billion.”

Icahn, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, stated that “the United States alone spent $44.2 billion on its nuclear program last year, up 12.7% from the previous year, while China allocated $11.7 billion, up 10.4%.” % for its nuclear program. A slight increase in the budgets allocated by Russia (8.6 billion dollars), France (5.9 billion dollars) and Great Britain (6.8 billion dollars) for nuclear weapons was revealed.

According to the report, Pakistan allocated $1.1 billion for its nuclear weapons, down from $1 billion the previous year, while India cut its spending in the sector to $2.3 billion, down from $2.5 billion in 2020.

As for Israel, which does not officially recognize the possession of nuclear weapons, according to the report, it has allocated $1.2 billion, just like last year. ICANN estimates that North Korea spent $642 million on its nuclear program in 2021, up from $700 million in 2020.