
Nuclear Weapons at Any Price? Congress Should Say No
Costs are skyrocketing to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Instead of turning a blind eye, Congress should demand fiscal oversight and make hard decisions balancing costs with deterrence
Sharon K. Weiner is an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University and a visiting researcher at the program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University. In addition to her research and teaching, she has worked on nuclear weapons and related issues for both houses of Congress, the Joint Staff, the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Nuclear Weapons at Any Price? Congress Should Say No
Costs are skyrocketing to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Instead of turning a blind eye, Congress should demand fiscal oversight and make hard decisions balancing costs with deterrence