{"id":35552,"date":"2018-09-11T20:01:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T20:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/11\/nuclear-weapons-budget-gets-boost-in-us-spending-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:57:01","slug":"nuclear-weapons-budget-gets-boost-in-us-spending-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/09\/11\/nuclear-weapons-budget-gets-boost-in-us-spending-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear weapons budget gets boost in US spending bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Congress could, in the coming days, finalize a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2017\/05\/24\/nuclear-weapons-agency-gets-11-percent-funding-increase-in-fy18-budget-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear weapons budget<\/a> that adds $458 million in 2019 over last year, after a conference committee released a compromise funding plan on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan calls for $44.6 billion in Department of Energy appropriations, with $11.1 billion for weapons activities within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2018\/02\/12\/nuclear-warhead-agency-receives-175-percent-increase-following-nuclear-posture-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Nuclear Security Administration<\/a>, a semiautonomous office of the Department of Energy that has oversight for the U.S. nuclear warhead stockpile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number includes full funding of life-extension programs for nuclear weapons at $1.92 billion, which supports NNSA\u2019s efforts to sustain and upgrade U.S. nuclear warheads and their supporting infrastructure, in line with the administration\u2019s Nuclear Posture Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, there are questions whether NNSA\u2019s five major modernization programs will be funded in the future \u2014 and the bill orders cost estimates related to several capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2018\/01\/24\/interview-nuke-warhead-chief-talks-risk-of-nuclear-war\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Klotz_resized.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Interview: Nuke warhead chief talks risk of nuclear war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Before retiring, Frank Klotz, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, told Defense News about the challenges awaiting his successor and the state of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers are expected to vote later this week on a funding package that also includes the full-year appropriations for Veterans Affairs, military construction, the legislative branch and a few other agencies. Congress has until the end of September to finalize all of its government-spending bills, or face a possible partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur military infrastructure is at a crisis point. Veterans struggle to access services, and leaders from both parties have recognized the need for new investment in our nuclear enterprise,&#8221; said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. \u201cThis bill tackles each of these problems. It should be supported, and then we must ensure that we fully fund all elements of our nation\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nuclear weapons funding looks like a win for President Donald Trump, who had sought to expand America\u2019s nuclear arsenal and requested a 17.5 percent increase for NNSA over the previous year\u2019s request as the administration seeks to refresh and improve America\u2019s nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Joint%20Explanatory%20Statement%20H.R.%205895.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">joint explanatory statement<\/a>, provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-triad\/2018\/04\/17\/trump-administration-repurposes-65-million-for-new-nuclear-warhead-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">$65 million<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/05\/10\/dems-target-low-yield-nukes-but-hasc-approves-trump-plans-on-party-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">controversial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-triad\/2018\/03\/20\/nuclear-warhead-manager-seeks-fy19-funding-for-new-nuke-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\">low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile<\/a>, as expected. That program involves modifying the W76-1 warhead for the Navy\u2019s Trident II D5 ballistic missile into W76-2 warheads, as outlined in the administration\u2019s Nuclear Posture Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compromise kept House language ordering NNSA to provide appropriators with a report detailing the plan, rationale, costs and implications of producing a low-yield variant of the W76. The report would include estimated long-term maintenance costs and the impacts of program delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers have yet to announce a compromise on the spending package that includes the Defense Department \u2014 which requested $22.6 million for 2019 to complement NNSA\u2019s development work on the W76-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill also orders reports on the cost of the IW-1 Life Extension Program, which is meant to create an interoperable warhead for various systems, versus the cost of refurbishing existing W78 warheads, among other studies of costs associated with the W78. A rough estimate is due 60 days after the bill is signed, and the full report is due 180 days after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/02\/02\/nuclear-posture-review-puts-russia-firmly-in-crosshairs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nuclear Posture Review<\/a>, released in February, called for the development of two new nuclear weapons capabilities, as well as heavy investment in infrastructure to support the nuclear arsenal. A Government Accountability Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2017\/04\/28\/nuclear-warhead-modernization-needs-funding-increase-gao-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> warned last year that five major modernization programs that will be underfunded in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/defense-news-conference\/2018\/09\/05\/cuts-to-nuclear-spending-and-oversight-of-socom-what-to-expect-from-a-democratic-hasc\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-945318540.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Cuts to nuclear spending and special ops oversight: Expectations for new congressional leadership<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If Democrats take the House, Adam Smith has an agenda ready to go.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the political winds may shift for nuclear weapons funding, should Democrats take control of the House in midterm elections come November. The House Armed Services Committee\u2019s ranking member, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said last week nuclear weapons are the \u201cNo. 1\u201d difference between the parties when it comes to national security spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that the Republican party and the Nuclear Posture Review contemplates a lot more nuclear weapons than I, and I think most Democrats, think we need,\u201d Smith said last week. \u201cWe also think that the idea of low-yield nuclear weapons are extremely problematic going forward and that when we look at the larger budget picture, that\u2019s not the best place to spend the money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Congressional Budget Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/10\/31\/americas-nuclear-weapons-will-cost-12-trillion-over-the-next-30-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">estimated<\/a> last year the 30-year cost of America\u2019s nuclear forces at $1.2 trillion; more than $800 billion to operate and incrementally upgrade nuclear 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