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The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is famous for its over $2 billion price tag, but a lot of advanced tech does go into it. Here's how it ended up so pricey.

The U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile has changed dramatically throughout the course of its existence. From a handful of nuclear weapons of relatively simple design throughout the second half of the 1940s to a peak number of 31,255 warheads in the 1970s, the variety and capabilities of warheads in the U.S.

A look inside the work of maintaining, modernizing, and cleaning up after the nation's stockpile of nuclear weapons.

“We're very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we've submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities are essential to the nation.”

The U.S. Air Force is looking for a company able to integrate the upcoming nuclear Long-Range Stand Off cruise missile on the B-52.