Trump's first budget request holds line on nuclear weapons spending

By Justin Doubleday / May 25, 2017 at 10:20 AM
President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget request boosts nuclear modernization spending in some areas, but largely maintains funding levels projected by the previous administration as the Pentagon embarks on a new review of its nuclear strategy. The FY-18 budget request continues to fund Air Force and Navy nuclear modernization programs launched under the Obama administration to recapitalize the three legs of the nuclear triad. The request makes no mention of the Nuclear Posture Review, which began in April and could...

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