Navy eyes budget in effort to buy four more Trident subs

U.S. Navy budgeters are trying to figure out how to stretch their budget to make room for four more Trident submarines, Pentagon aide Ashton Carter said. To support the recommendations of the Nuclear Posture Review, the Navy needs 14 Tridents, but the budget supports only 10. "The Navy will have to...

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