IP: cost of atomic weapons

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Minimum Estimated U.S. Nuclear Weapons Costs
1940-1995


(By Programs, Cost in constant FY 1995 dollars) 






Building the Bomb 


     - obtaining and processing raw materials 
     - research, development, testing and evaluation 
     - production 


$ 375,000,000,000 




Delivering the Bomb 


     - research, development, testing and evaluation 
     - terminated programs 
     - production 
     - naval nuclear propulsion 
     - deployment 


$2,000,000,000,000*




*Does not include the costs of aerial refueling tankers, most dual-capable
weapons, aircraft and ships, or some costs of the naval nuclear propulsion
program.