The United States is modernizing its nuclear triad at an estimated cost of $2 trillion over three decades, according to retired Lt. Col. William Astore, a former history professor and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network. The program includes a new intercontinental ballistic missile (the Sentinel), a new stealth bomber (the B-21 Raider), and a new submarine force (the Columbia-class). At the same time, according to Astore, Russia’s potential use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine represents perhaps the most alarming military scenario facing the world in the immediate future.
Proposed missile defense systems such as the “Golden Dome,” revived by President Donald Trump, could cost over $1 trillion, analysts said. A separate analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimated that developing, deploying, and operating an “Iron Dome for America” missile defense system would cost approximately $1.2 trillion over 20 years, according to a report by Willow Tohi [1]. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is seeking $104 billion for its nuclear weapons programs, a 19.5% spending increase, as Lance D. Johnson reported [2].
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