PressTV - Hagel orders multi-billion dollar revamp of US nuke force:
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced a multi-billion dollar overhaul of US nuclear forces after reviews uncovered serious flaws.
Hagel told reporters on Friday at the Pentagon that there had been a "consistent lack of investment and support" over "far too many years".
He said the Defense Department will increase spending on the management of the US nuclear arsenal by about 10 percent a year for the next five years. The nuclear weapons forces reportedly cost over $15 billion annually.
“The internal and external reviews I ordered show that a consistent lack of investment and support for our nuclear forces over far too many years has left us with too little margin to cope with mounting stresses,” said Hagel.
“The root cause has been a lack of sustained focus, attention and resources, resulting in a pervasive sense that a career in the nuclear enterprise offers too few opportunities for growth and advancement,” he added.
Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered a multi-billion dollar overhaul
of US nuclear forces after reviews uncovered serious flaws.
Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered a multi-billion dollar overhaul
of US nuclear forces after reviews uncovered serious flaws.
