UK overtakes Russia to become third largest nuclear weapons spender

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UK overtakes Russia to become third largest nuclear weapons spender

CND is calling on the government to stop wasting public money on its nuclear weapons black hole. This comes after the latest spending report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) revealed the UK is now spending more on its nuclear weapons than Russia. Collectively, the nine nuclear weapons states spent a record $119bn in 2025 on maintaining, modernising and expanding their nuclear arsenals. This was an increase of 19% ($16.8 billion) on the 2024 bill. UK moves into nuclear weapons top three The UK overtook Russia as the world’s third biggest spender, spending $12.6bn (£9.6bn), an increase of…

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Labour ignores failure of anti-nuclear weapons conference it spoke at

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Labour ignores failure of anti-nuclear weapons conference it spoke at

Countries including the UK failed to reach agreement at a UN nuclear conference in New York on how to eliminate nuclear weapons, while the Labour Government declined to comment despite sending a minister who spoke at the opening session. The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) took place from 27 April to 22 May, bringing together states parties, observers and non-governmental organisations. A House of Commons Library briefing published on 20 April said participants included treaty members, observers and NGOs who: discuss[ed] the functioning of the treaty, the implementation of its provisions and the state of nuclear disarmament…

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Palantir gets to decide what weapons Britain should buy

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Palantir gets to decide what weapons Britain should buy

UK ministers and generals are using Palantir software to decide which Palantir products to buy. By modelling battles through the far-right tech firm’s Foundry software, officials hope to outsource thinking … then again, thinking has rarely been our governments’ strong suit. Anyway, the Murdoch-owned Times reported on 1 June:  The US tech firm Palantir is helping ministers and military chiefs decide what weapons to invest in so they can win a war against the likes of Russia, it is understood. A senior military source told the paper: The CIA-backed firm evaluates force mixes — such as the balance of drones versus…

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