Nuclear Bomb’s Cost Increases Draw Congressional Scrutiny

Credit: U.S. Air Force File Photo
In the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration, (NNSA), officials of nuclear weapons programs try to keep them out of the limelight. But extending the life of the B61 is attracting all kinds of unwanted attention. The cost of the nuclear bomb has doubled, with estimates now...

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