Trump's nuclear-powered battleships cost $275 billion: Budget office
President Trump proposed building around 15 nuclear-powered battleships, called the Golden Fleet. A nonpartisan government budget office estimated the project could cost $275 billion and take until at least 2056 to complete.
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“A Future Administration Will Cancel the Program Before the First Ship Hits the Water”: The CBO Now Puts the Trump-Class Fleet at $455 Billion.
Trump battleship-building plan will cost $275 billion, shipyard capacity in doubt: CBO report
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