[Dead Corpse]

And the billions we are currently dumping into storage, maintanance, and research is what? Chicken feed? Can you afford it? I'm willing to bet even Gates would have trouble being able to keep his own arsenal.

[Poohbah]

And the billions we are currently dumping into storage, maintanance, and research is what? Chicken feed?

Considering that we're not dumping "billions" into it at this time--it's actually a bit less than a billion--yes.

Can you afford it?

The entire infrastructure? No.

Can I afford a nuclear bomb?

Yes.

Particularly if I only intend to own it long enough to get it to its DGZ (designated ground zero) and detonate it.