CBO Predicts U.S. Nuclear Weapons Will Cost Nearly a Trillion Dollars Over Coming Decade, 25% More Than Two Years Ago - Most Expenses are for Modernization, Not Deployment and Maintenance
April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 30 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release:
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CBO predicts US nuclear weapons will cost nearly a trillion dollars over the coming decade, 25% more than two years ago - Most expenses are for modernization, not deployment and maintenance
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest biennial estimate of the costs of nuclear weapons over the coming decade (2025-2034).
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CBO predicts US nuclear weapons will cost nearly a trillion dollars over the coming decade, 25% more than two years ago - Most expenses are for modernization, not deployment and maintenance
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest biennial estimate of the costs of nuclear weapons over the coming decade (2025-2034).