"Of that amount, some $89 billion will be used to modernize or replace the current intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and bombers, and add a new air-launched cruise missile.
Operating costs for nuclear forces this fiscal year are $18 billion, but with modernization efforts just beginning, taxpayers should add another $10 billion a year in costs, according to the CBO report."
Operating costs for nuclear forces this fiscal year are $18 billion, but with modernization efforts just beginning, taxpayers should add another $10 billion a year in costs, according to the CBO report."
