The U.S. Will Need To Spend $1 Trillion Over The Next 30 Years Maintaining And Modernizing Its Nuclear Arsenal

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US To Spend $1 Trillion on Nukes -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

The U.S. will spend $1 trillion over the next 30 years maintaining and modernizing its nukes, according to a new report.

The United States will spend $1 trillion maintaining and modernizing its nuclear arsenal over the next thirty years, according to a new report from an independent think tank.

“Over the next thirty years, the United States plans to spend approximately $1 trillion maintaining the current arsenal, buying replacement systems, and upgrading existing nuclear bombs and warheads,” according to the report, Trillion Dollar Nuclear Triad:  US Strategic Modernization over the Next 30 Years, which was released by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) on Tuesday.

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