Trump’s Budget Drastically Increases Nuclear Weapons Spending while Slashing Key Domestic Programs February 13, 2020
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Meanwhile, the President’s budget request doubles down on his increases in defense spending, including hefty increases for nuclear weapons spending in both the Defense Department ($28.9 billion) and the National Nuclear Security Administration ($19.8 billion), a 20 percent increase from the NNSA FY20 estimate. Combined, the budget requests for nuclear weapons programs total $46 billion.
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When the Office of Management of Budget attempted to lower NNSA’s budget request to $17.5 billion, NNSA administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty argued that the move would amount to “unilateral disarmament” and would result in cutting “NNSA’s modernization program in half.”
The bottom line is: instead of addressing the vital needs of American families or tackling urgent issues like health care and the climate crisis, the Trump budget proposes drastic cuts to vital programs and services while further bloating our already exorbitant spending on nuclear weapons. Despite these setbacks, PSR remains committed to working with partner organizations, local and federal government entities, and the citizens to achieve a world free from the threat of nuclear annihilation.