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When the Nuclear Budget Binge Ended
Washington is slowly moving toward tightening budgets and being smarter with its security dollars. The President’s budget request, released yesterday, showed that spending smarter means trimming excessive spending on Cold War-era nuclear weapons systems. Read more »
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Posted by Ben Loehrke on February 14, 2012
budget, CMRR, cuts, Debt, Nuclear Budget, Policy Guidance, President Obama, SSBNX, Triad
A Credible Number, A Needed Debate
There is no official number that tells American citizens how much our government is spending on nuclear weapons. In fact, we are not even precisely sure how many nuclear weapons we have. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on November 30, 2011
Nuclear Posture Review, Department of Defense, F-35, Joe Cirincione, Nuclear Budget, SSBNX