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Costs of upgrading USA’s nuclear arsenal has jumped up by $140 billion in just 2 years.

Surprise! Upgrading America’s Nuclear Arsenal Will Be Stupefyingly Expensive

The cost jumped $140 billion in just 2 years. Here’s why. Popular Mechanics, BY KYLE MIZOKAMIMAY 26, 2021 

• The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now says the cost of updating the U.S.’s nuclear weapons is $140 billion more than it estimated just 2 years ago.
• The increase is largely due to inflation and the inclusion of new, expensive projects the CBO didn’t cover 2 years ago.
• The new estimate comes as a proposal in Congress seeks to trim the nuclear budget.
  • The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimate of nuclear weapon expenditures over the next decade has jumped a staggering $140 billion in just 2 years………………………. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a36534316/cost-upgrading-us-nuclear-arsenal-increases/

May 27, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA, weapons and war