2011 Budget: Analysis of the 10% increase in nuclear weapons funding
February 2nd, 2010 by Cara Bautista from Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West » Nuclear Weapons
Funding for nuclear weapons programs is now at almost $7 billion — a 10% increase from last year. Released yesterday, the Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the Department of Energy increases funding for nuclear weapons activities by $661 million and increases funding for defense nuclear non-proliferation by $550 million, an artificially high number that includes other programs.
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