In light of the looming fiscal bow wave in the nuclear modernization budget, House appropriators want the defense secretary to provide details on the estimated life-cycle costs associated with the Pentagon's plan to replace and sustain the nuclear triad. The House Appropriations defense subcommittee, in its report accompanying the fiscal year 2017 spending bill, calls for the defense secretary to submit a report to lawmakers laying out these specifics within 180 days of the bill becoming law. This report should...
