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You are here: Home / Nuclear Weapons / Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book

March 30, 2022

Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book

Note: This briefing book will be updated with additional programs and figures once the Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration releases further budget documents in April.

FY22 enacted levels come from FY 2023 President’s Budget documents and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2022 Defense and Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bills (H.R. 2471)

Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050)

Allocation FY22 Enacted FY23 Request
DoD Discretionary Base $742.3 billion $773 billion
DoE Discretionary Base $29.1 billion $29.8 billion
Other Defense-Related Activities $10.4 billion $10.6 billion
Total, National Defense Spending* $781.8 billion** $813.4 billion ($31.6B increase)

*Does not include mandatory spending

**Does not include $14.3 billion in FY22 emergency funding provided in response to Afghanistan, Ukraine, or in other supplementals

[Source: White House Office of Management and Budget, FY 2023 President’s Budget, Net Budget Authority By Function, Category, and Program]

 

Total Nuclear Weapons Spending Request

Agency FY22 Request FY23 Request
Department of Defense $27.7 billion $34.4 billion
Department of Energy $15.5 billion $16.5 billion
Total, Nuclear Weapons Spending $43.2 billion $50.9 billion

 [Sources: Department of Defense, FY 2023 Budget Briefing; Department of Energy, FY 2023 Congressional Budget Request, Budget in Brief]

 

Total Missile Defeat and Defense Funding Request

Category FY22 Request FY23 Request
Total, Missile Defense and Defeat $20.4 billion $24.7 billion

 [Sources: Department of Defense, FY 2023 Budget Briefing]

 

DOD Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Select Programs

Program FY22 Enacted FY23 Request
Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) $2.6 billion $3.6 billion
Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine $5.1 billion $6.3 billion
Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile $1.6 billion $1.7 billion
B-21 Strategic Bomber $3 billion $5 billion
Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) $599 million $980.8 million

[Sources: Department of Defense, FY 2023 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System]

 

National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Request

Program FY22  Enacted FY23 Request
Federal Salaries and Expenses $464 million $496 million
Nuclear Weapons Activities $15.9 billion $16.5 billion
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation $2.4 billion $2.3 billion
Naval Reactors $1.9 billion $2.1 billion
Total, National Nuclear Security Administration $20.7 billion $21.4 billion

[Source: Department of Energy, FY 2023 Congressional Budget Request, Budget in Brief]

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