Lawmakers overseeing the Defense Department are criticizing the management of the Sentinel nuclear missile program as the price tag has jumped to $140.9 billion, but many still support the Pentagon's decision to continue the acquisition effort. Defense authorizers and appropriators both lambasted stark growth of the LGM-35A Sentinel program after the Pentagon announced Monday that, while it still found the program necessary for national security, the new cost would be up 81% compared to the initial $77.7 billion estimate. DOD’s...
