Pentagon Sees a $9 Billion Surge in Nuclear Spending by 2025
- Five-year defense plan projects $167 billion for the arsenal
- About 15% would go to the Navy’s new Columbia-class submarines
A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer nuclear bomber.
Source: U.S. Air Force
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The Pentagon’s five-year nuclear weapons plan calls for requesting at least $167 billion through 2025 -- building from the $29 billion sought for next year to $38 billion, according to previously undisclosed figures.
The commitment includes research, development, procurement, sustainment and operations. It reflects a major boost to an effort started under President Barack Obama to replace aging nuclear systems, such as Minuteman III missiles and command and control systems.