Key quote:

We’ve got to have this thing over here whatever it costs.

And he's not even talking about nuclear power for electricity. But the weapon that has that as a byproduct.

And that's fine, but a modern state finds it hard to hide the military subsidy and doesn't want to admit it.

So it is getting more expensive or is it like autism, we're just getting better at detecting the underlying condition and pretending that it's something new to score political points.