Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are rising
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May 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The projected cost of modernizing the U.S. nuclear force is escalating, including billions of dollars more to operate nuclear-armed submarines and to update Energy Department nuclear weapons laboratories and production facilities, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
Critics of nuclear modernization are likely to seize on the new figures to bolster their argument for more modest upgrades.
The nonpartisan CBO said Monday that operating and modernizing the nuclear force will cost $634 billion in the 2021-2030 period. That is an update to CBO's previou...
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