
The cruise missile decision comes as the Pentagon is seeking to modernize all three legs of the nuclear triad -- submarines, intercontinental ballistic missiles and long-range bombers -- and the nuclear warheads they carry. All told, these programs could add up to $300 billion over the next few decades, just as the defense budget is taking a nosedive.
Cracks in the nuclear budget are already showing. In September, the Navy went hat-in-hand to Congress seeking extra money for its $100 billion program to build 12 new nuclear-armed submarines. Without extra funds, the Navy said it would have to forgo 32 conventional ships it also wants to buy.
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