Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2015 to 2024

1. Congressional Budget Office
Projected Costs of
U.S. Nuclear Forces,
2015 to 2024
February 18, 2015
Michael Bennett, National Security Division
This presentation provides information published in Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2015 to
2024 (January 2015) and Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2014 to 2023 (December 2013).
See www.cbo.gov/publication/49870 and www.cbo.gov/publication/44968

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Projected Costs for Nuclear Forces 2015 -2024
Billions of dollars
Adjusted total with
100% of B-52, LRS-B*
Costs of nuclear forces represent roughly 5 percent to 6 percent of the total projected costs
of the Administration’s plans for national defense for the next 10 years
Total, 2015 to 2024
DoD DOE Total
SSBNs 75 8 83
ICBMs 24 3 26
Bombers 32 7 40
Tactical and Other 15 3 19
Nuclear C3 52 n.a. 52
Labs and Support n.a. 79 79
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Total Budgeted
Amounts
198 101 299
Projected Cost Growth 28 21 49
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Total Estimated Cost
of Nuclear Forces 227 121 348
* CBO’s estimate includes 25 percent of costs for B-52 and LRS-B;
dashed line shows the total if all bomber costs are included.
Source: Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2015 to 2024, available at www.cbo.gov/publication/49870.
DoD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; LRS-B = Long-Range Strike Bomber; SSBN = Ballistic Missile
Submarine; ICBM = Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; C3 = Command, Control, and Communications