The US currently spends $35 billion per year; which represents 14% of the defense budget, or $96 million per day, due to nuclear efforts, of which approximately $25 million goes to the operation and maintenance of the nuclear arsenal. The rest of the money is spent on cleanup, arms control testing, and ballistic missile research, which only significantly increases costs. President Obama revealed a budget that calls for more than $220 million in cuts to nuclear security programs in the next fiscal year. One of the biggest reductions will be in the International Materials Protection and Cooperation Program, which works to secure and eliminate vulnerable nuclear weapons and materials. President Obama requested $3.5 million, which is $114 million less than what was allocated in the 2014 budget. President Obama also requested $108 million less than what was allocated last year for Global Threat Reduction Initiative; it is a program that actually plays a key role in “the Department of Energy's effort to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclear and radiological materials that could be used in weapons of mass destruction” (Silverberg). Should the US Congress amend the DOD Appropriations Act of 2015 to eliminate funding for nuclear weapons production? excluding war costs), exceeded by $53.9 billion the legally binding cap on defense funding for fiscal year 2014, adopted in 2011 as part of the BCA.” Likewise, in their initial actions on the annual defense funding bills for fiscal year 2014, the House and the Armed Servants......at the heart of the document......Automatic Reduction of Nuclear Weapons : news headlines." - Cultura Cattolica. Np, nd Web. 11 May 2014"Thank you! Over 50,000 people urged President Obama to change outdated nuclear policy." Thank you! Over 50,000 people urged President Obama to change outdated nuclear policy. Np, nd Web. May 11, 2014" USCCB urges Senate vote against nuclear weapons research." USCCB Urges Senate Votes Against Nuclear Weapons Research. Np, nd Web. May 11, 2014 "Bishops, political specialists and other Catholic leaders call for renewed commitment to nuclear disarmament at the Stanford University." Truth in Love Reflects the Good News of Christ RSS. May 11, 2014 "USCCB Renews Call to Reduce Nuclear Weapons: News Headlines." - Np, nd Web May 11, 2014. "US bishops urge support for nuclear weapons pact." 2014