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Budget

GBSD Gets Full Funding, One String Attached, In 2020 Budget Bill

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

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GBSD Gets Full Funding, One String Attached, In 2020 Budget Bill

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The 2020 budget bill working its way to President Donald Trump’s desk would fully fund the next generation of nuclear-tipped, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the civilian-operated infrastructure that makes their warheads. Gone from the national security minibus that passed the House Tuesday are nearly all of the restrictions House Democrats wanted to put on the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) procurement, and supporting infrastructure programs managed by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Instead, the bill creates…

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