Schedule delays to the B61-12 life extension and W88 Alteration 370 programs revealed earlier this month are expected to cost between $720 million and $850 million -- which the National Nuclear Security Administration intends to pay for using internal funding. Charles Verdon, NNSA's deputy administrator for defense programs, told lawmakers during a House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing today that early reviews indicate delays to the B61 nuclear gravity bomb modernization effort will cost $600 million to $700 million,...
