Russia was in the top three world leaders in spending on nuclear weapons. Most of all, the United States

Countries that possess nuclear weapons spent $72.6 billion on this type of weapons in 2020. Russia is in third place in the world according to this indicator. Such data are provided in the report of the International Campaign for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

As the authors of the report note, compared to 2019, this amount increased by $1.4 billion. In terms of minutes, nuclear powers spent $137,666 on this type of weapon.

According to ICAN estimates, the United States has invested the most in the development of nuclear weapons - $ 37.4 billion, which is 3.7 times more than China, which is in second place with $ 10.1 billion.

According to this indicator, Russia was on the third line, having spent $8 billion in a year (or $15,222 every minute). The UK ($6.2 billion) and France ($5.7 billion) closed the top 5 countries in spending on nuclear weapons.