📣 Campaign Updates from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

ICAN’s latest report on global nuclear weapons spending is out: Nuclear-armed states spent $100 billion on their arsenals in 2024, that’s $190,151 a minute, an 11% rise. ICAN is also able to reveal some ofthe hidden costs of hosting US and Russian nuclear weapons in other countries. Citizens in these countries are paying the price, but these costs are kept out of public view and away from democratic scrutiny. #NuclearBan

💣💸 The $100 billion spent on nukes in 2024 would be enough to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for 205 years, protected our planet from climate collapse and provided vital social infrastructures. Instead, we got more weapons of mass destruction. #NuclearBan #NuclearSpending #Divestment

The US spent $56.8 billion on nuclear weapons in 2024, more than all other nuclear-armed countries combined. That's not security. That's a dangerous waste of taxpayer money. #NuclearBan

The United States alone spent more than all other nuclear-armed states combined: $56.8 billion. The nuclear weapons industry earned at least $42.5 billion and spent $128 million on lobbying to protect their profits. What could that money have done instead? It could have provided millions of meals, homes, and life-saving healthcare. It could have funded solutions to the climate crisis. #NuclearBan #Divestment #GlobalSecurity #EthicalInvesting

Hey, I know the world 🌍 feels heavy right now. But here’s something worth celebrating: 5 years ago, the UN Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons became law🎉 and gave us a pathway to end these weapons once and for all. It’s already changing the world in real ways. If this gives you hope, share it with a friend🤍

$100 BILLION is what the 9 nuclear armed countries spent last year on their nuclear arsenals. $190,151 a minute. Citizens in these countries pay the cost, but the entire world will pay the price if nuclear weapons are ever used again. #NuclearBan