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US Spent $98,000 Per Minute on Nuclear Weapons in 2023, New Report Says
Despite public opposition, corporations are driving a nuclear spending race that makes us all less safe.
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Biden Is Quietly Funding Nuclear Weapons Upgrades That Could Imperil the Planet
The continued funding of nuclear weapons development is a pork barrel of herculean proportions.
![U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on May 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-dod-400x300.jpg)
White House Wants $895 Billion for Pentagon and Nukes in Fiscal Year 2025
After adjusting for inflation, that’s only slightly less than last year’s proposal, but far higher than Cold War levels.
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Are Nuclear-Armed Nations Entering a New Arms Race in 2024? Experts Weigh In.
Experts worry about a possible nuclear arms race as global instability and the threat of mass destruction loom large.
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We Need a Transnational Uprising Against Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race
The Biden administration is carelessly pushing the world closer to nuclear war.
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Disarmament Grows More Distant as US Plans Another “Upgrade” to Nuclear Bomb
Disarmament proponents have called the B61 bomb upgrade “an irresponsible escalation of the new nuclear arms race.”
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Israel’s Nuclear Capabilities Multiply the Dangers of Military Escalation
Already flouting international law, a nuclear-capable Israel threatens not only defenseless Palestinians but the world.
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Are We Experiencing a “New Cold War” on an Ever-Warming Planet?
It’s time for the U.S. and China's leadership to cut the war-like posturing and face a world in danger together.
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We Must Contemplate the Unimaginable Costs of a Nuclear War to Prevent It
An all-too-human mix of everyday mistakes, incompetence and heightened emotions could bring us to nuclear annihilation.
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Researchers Find Remnants of Nuclear Waste in Sea Turtles
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.