forces cost estimate
In response, CBO published Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2014 to 2023. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 113-291) requires CBO to periodically update its estimate of the cost of nuclear forces. This report constitutes the first such update. CBO estimates that over the 2015â2024 period, the Administrationâs plans for nuclear forces would cost $348 billion, an average of about $35 billion a year, and an amount that is close to CBOâs December 2013 estimate of $355 billion for the 2014â2023 period.