US budget request proposes higher nuclear security and munitions funding
The FY2018 budget request includes an 11% funding increase for the US nuclear weapons agency and a larger munitions purchase after intervention by Defense Secretary James Mattis.
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Why it matters
The proposals could expand US nuclear-security and conventional-weapons capabilities, with implications for strategic competition and defense spending.
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- Mattis intervened to increase munition buy in FY18 budget request ↗defensenews.com · Recorded source date: Sep 3, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC
- Nuclear weapons agency gets 11 percent funding increase in FY18 budget request ↗defensenews.com · Recorded source date: Sep 3, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC
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