US Bolsters Nuclear Bomber Fleet While Domestic Needs Vanish
Newsweek heralds the B-2 stealth bomber's return, the 'Spirit of Georgia,' as a major boost to the US nuclear fleet. A fine moment for military contractors, no doubt. What's left unsaid is the staggering cost of maintaining and deploying these instruments of mass destruction while social programs face constant cuts. The B-2 program alone cost over $44 billion to develop, with each bomber priced
around $2 billion a piece (source: Air Force Magazine, 2010). While Newsweek cheers on these flying symbols of American might, one might wonder: How many hungry children could be fed, or how many crumbling bridges repaired, for the cost of maintaining just one 'Spirit of Georgia'? This 'boost' isn't just about defense; it's about priorities, paid for disproportionately by ordinary Americans who
see little benefit beyond an abstract sense of 'power.'