With the goal of testing a system designed to strike worldwide targets in under an hour using non-nuclear weapons, the Pentagon has more than doubled spending for the Conventional Prompt Global Strike capability development program. The Pentagon is seeking $181.3 million for the program in fiscal year 2017, up from the $78.8 million requested in FY-16. Lawmakers ultimately provided $88.8 million for the program. A majority of the proposed FY-17 spending -- $174 million -- is slated to go to...
