US Must Fund Urgent $270Bln Nuclear Weapons Upgrade Plan

US Must Fund Urgent $270Bln Nuclear Weapons Upgrade Plan
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 01, 2015 - The United States has to spend $18 billion a year for 15 years to modernize its entire nuclear deterrent force or risk losing it entirely, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work told the House of Representatives House Armed Services Committee. "Carrying out this is a very expensive proposition [that will cost] $18 billion a year from 2021 through 2035. A strong nuclear deterrent force wil ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Must_Fund_Urgent_270Bln_Nuclear_Weapons_Upgrade_Plan_999.html