Over the next decade, the United States plans to spend $494 billion on its nuclear forces, or about $50 billion a year, according to a 2019 Congressional Budget Office report. This estimate is a 23 percent increase from the CBO’s projected cost at the end of the Obama administration. Over the next three decades, total modernization plans could cost as much as $1.5-$2 trillion.
Recent Analysis on Nuclear Weapons Spending
- A House of Dynamite, Eisenhower and Lessons for Non-Proliferation November 13, 2025
- One Person’s Pre-Watch Guide to ‘A House of Dynamite’ October 10, 2025
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 3838) as passed by the House Committee on Armed Services September 3, 2025
- Summary: Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296) as passed by the Senate Committee on Armed Services August 12, 2025
- Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book July 3, 2025
- Despite DOGE, Pentagon escapes Donald Trump’s budget cuts unscathed July 2, 2025
- Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year June 13, 2025
- Op-ed: Hypersonic Overhype February 4, 2025
- Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5009) December 12, 2024
- Comparative Summary: Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act September 12, 2024
