Expenditures for Nuclear Weapons Research, Development, Testing, and Production, 1948-1998
(Schwartz et. al., Brookings, 1998)
Average 1948 – 1991 (in blue): $3.64B (= $4.26B in ‘03 $)

Expenditures for Nuclear Weapons Research, Development, Testing, & Production, 1980–2005
(FY 2005 requested)

Sources: Steve Schwartz, Atomic Audit, for 1980-1996; Department of Energy congressional budget requests, for 1997-2005