Our Nukes Cost More Than You Think; Stimson Pegs Annual Nuke Spending At $31B

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Our Nukes Cost More Than You Think; Stimson Pegs Annual Nuke Spending At $31B

AOL – The defense budget is going down…have you heard? The presidential campaign is shedding a lot of heat, but very little light on this reality; you won’t hear much of substance about how or where it will go down. Or much sensible or reasonable discussion about how we manage a defense build-down in a way that saves money while ensuring we continue to be as secure as we are today. In one nook and cranny of this discussion we find America’s nuclear arsenal, almost forgotten in the age of counter-insurgency and nation building. As the administration considers next steps in the size and shape of our strategic nuclear weapons, there has been a small tempest over the question of how much we spend on our strategic nuclear forces. Read Article

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