Budget & Policy

GAO: NNSA’s 25-Year Nuke Modernization Budget Estimate Up $17.6B Since Last Year

By Photo of Brian

Alissa Tabirian
NS&D Monitor
8/7/2015
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) 2015 long-term budget estimate for its nuclear arms modernization programs has increased by $17.6 billion since last year, according to a Government Accountability…

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