The drafting committee in Nagasaki City has finalized the peace declaration to be read at this year's Atomic Bomb Memorial Ceremony, emphasizing the horror of nuclear weapons and urging nuclear-armed states to pursue disarmament.

Global spending on nuclear weapons reached record levels last year, with nuclear-armed states moving more warheads from storage to deployment systems, prompting warnings of a new arms race.

A new report from SIPRI indicates that nuclear-armed states are increasingly moving weapons from storage to launch platforms, leading to a greater risk for global stability.

A new report warns that nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed states are either increasing their arsenals or have announced plans to do so, signaling a potential escalation in global nuclear capabilities.

A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) indicates that the world's nine nuclear-armed states possessed an estimated 12,187 nuclear warheads as of January 2026, with deployed warheads rising to 4,012 from 3,912 a year prior.

The world's nine nuclear-armed states spent a record $119 billion on nuclear weapons last year, marking a significant increase of $17 billion from the previous year, according to reports.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has stated that the development of a nuclear bomb by Iran, alongside the growing number of nuclear-armed states, would make a global nuclear disaster harder to avoid. He emphasized that this trend fundamentally alters the global risk landscape.

Monitors have issued a warning that the era of nuclear disarmament is coming to an end, as nuclear-armed states are rapidly expanding and modernizing their arsenals amidst intensifying global conflicts.

An analysis questions the effectiveness of nuclear deterrence, drawing surprising lessons from the war in Ukraine and recent conflicts involving nuclear-armed states.

Experts are warning of a new era of nuclear armament, as all nine nuclear-armed states are reportedly modernizing and expanding their arsenals, with a focus on developments like China's silos.

A new international report warns that nuclear-armed states are intensifying the production and deployment of warheads, with nearly 10,000 weapons reportedly ready for use last year, signaling the world's entry into a new arms race amid rising global tensions.