Report: Nuclear Weapons Spending Sees Record Rise

The report reveals that while the global number of nuclear warheads continues to fall, the number of operational nuclear warheads is on the rise, with the increase in US spending primarily due to the growing threat from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea. While the US would prefer a world without nuclear weapons, they are an ultimate security guarantee for the free world and a means of maintaining peace amid increasingly tense international relations.