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SASC Reconciliation Adds $74 Million to House Bill for Nuclear Deterrence

Sarah Salem

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) released legislative text to the House-passed reconciliation bill Tuesday that would request $96 million to classified nuclear deterrence programs. The $96 million is a $74 million increase from the House version of the bill, passed in May with a razor-thin majority. It is part of the section on the enhancement of resources for nuclear forces that includes $15 billion for nuclear deterrence as a whole. This includes accelerated modernization of the triad…

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