Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) is warning the Congressional Budget Office may overestimate costs of U.S. nuclear forces in an upcoming assessment that could taint the agency's objectivity in major policy debates over controversial programs like the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. "I have deep concerns . . . about CBO's methodology in past analysis of the costs of U.S. nuclear forces and how that might impact your agency's forthcoming report," the lawmaker wrote in a Feb. 24 letter to Phillip Swagel...
