With hundreds of billions of dollars in nuclear modernization efforts in the pipeline already, the February expiration of the New START treaty with Russia could cause the price tag to further balloon, experts told the Washington Examiner.

Meanwhile, with less than 90 days remaining to extend the treaty and talks stalled, the commander overseeing the nation’s three wings of ICBM missiles told the Washington Examiner that no operational changes have been ordered.

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