Obama’s ‘train wreck’ nuclear strategy | Washington Examiner
President Obama is planning to invest heavily in modernizing the nation’s nuclear defense as weapons built up during the Cold War reach the end of their service life, but critics are questioning the timeline and budget.The administration’s plan to rebuild America’s aging nuclear assets would cost about $348 billion from 2015-24, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. Independent estimates have put the cost at about $1 trillion over 30 years.Analysts say the price tag and timeline are just not realistic in today’s budget environment, especially when most major projects face delays and cost overruns. The bulk of spending on nuclear programs, including replacements for Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and the Northrop Grumman long range strike-bomber, will come in the mid-2020s. Yet that will occur as the services pay for other modernization projects, like Lockheed Martin’s F-35 joint strike fighter and Boeing’s new KC-46 Air Force tanker.
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