How does an administration with a hunger for new nuclear bombs win over a skeptical Congress and public? With the same philosophy as a shady sports team owner: whatever works, no matter the cost. The catch is that the price of playing the nuclear game is hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars and the possibility of ending life as we know it.

How does an administration with a hunger for new nuclear bombs win over a skeptical Congress and public? With the same philosophy as a shady sports team owner: whatever works, no matter the cost. The catch is that the price of playing the nuclear game is hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars and the possibility of ending life as we know it.