President Biden’s nominee to oversee nuclear warhead development says the U.S. should continue plans to ramp up production of plutonium cores, a key component used in nuclear weapons.
Congress will receive President Donald Trump’s FY21 budget proposal for the Pentagon and other federal agencies on Monday, but don’t expect it to pass as drafted.
President Trump plans to ask Congress for $20 billion for the federal agency that maintains America’s weapons for fiscal 2021, an increase from last fiscal year.