In 2024, the United States spent approximately ** billion U.S. dollars on nuclear weapons, the highest of any country in the world. China spent the second-highest amount, at **** billion dollars, while the UK spent the third most, at **** billion dollars. Russia is the country with the highest number of nuclear warheads in the world. Globally, the expenditure on nuclear weapons amounted to billion dollars.
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