$80 Billion Sought To Upgrade Nuclear Arms
May 14 2010
President Barack Obama is seeking $80 billion in funding over the next decade to upgrade U.S. nuclear arms, Reuters reports.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the funds would be used to "rebuild and sustain America's aging nuclear stockpile."
Also on Thursday, the president submitted a nuclear arms-reduction treaty with Russia for Senate ratification.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty calls for a reduction of the Russian and U.S. strategic nuclear arsenals by 30 percent...
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