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Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Fiscal Year 2018 Nuclear Forces Budget Estimates

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 2, 2018
Release Date Nov. 2, 2018
Report No. GAO-19-127R
Summary:

The Departments of Defense and Energy estimate that modernizing the aging U.S. nuclear arsenal will cost billions of dollars over the next decade. The departments are required to update their 10-year cost estimates annually and report them to Congress.

Their fiscal year 2018 report was based on the President's fiscal year 2018 budget. However, the Nuclear Posture Review was released subsequent to the budget. It establishes nuclear weapons policy and called for changes that will impact costs—such as adding a new type of nuclear cruise missile. Officials from both departments expect the changes to be reflected in the next report.

Technician preparing missile component for maintenance

Photo of a technician examining cone-shaped piece of missile on a table.

Photo of a technician examining cone-shaped piece of missile on a table.

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