In fiscal year 2022, the nuclear weapons stockpile budget amounted to around 4.63 billion U.S. dollars. The largest spending category was stockpile major modernization, and it is expected to remain the largest spending category until 2027.
Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Stockpile major modernization
Stockpile sustainment
Weapons dismantlement and disposition
Production operations
Nuclear enterprise assurance
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US Department of Energy. (April 24, 2023). Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/
US Department of Energy. "Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/
US Department of Energy. (2023). Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/
US Department of Energy. "Budget of The Nuclear Weapons Stockpile in The United States from Fiscal Year 2021 to 2027, by Funding Component (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/
US Department of Energy, Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Budget of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the United States from fiscal year 2021 to 2027, by funding component (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Energy, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752653/united-states-nuclear-weapon-stockpile-budget-breakdown/