diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/radial/BuildMenu.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/radial/BuildMenu.ts
index 7d06b6483..6d42f920b 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/radial/BuildMenu.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/radial/BuildMenu.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 import { LitElement, html, css } from 'lit';
 import { customElement, state } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { EventBus } from '../../../../core/EventBus';
-import { Cell, Game, Player } from '../../../../core/game/Game';
+import { Cell, Game, Item, Items, Player } from '../../../../core/game/Game';
 import { SendNukeIntentEvent } from '../../../Transport';
 import nukeIcon from '../../../../../resources/images/NukeIconWhite.svg';
 import goldCoinIcon from '../../../../../resources/images/GoldCoinIcon.svg';
 import { renderNumber } from '../../Utils';
 
 interface BuildItem {
-    id: string;
-    name: string;
+    item: Item
     icon: string;
-    cost: number;
 }
 
 const buildTable: BuildItem[][] = [
     [
-        { id: 'nuke', name: 'Nuke', icon: nukeIcon, cost: 1_000_000 },
+        { item: Items.Nuke, icon: nukeIcon },
         // { id: 'battleship', name: 'Battleship', icon: '🚢', cost: 500, buildTime: 20 }
     ]
 ];
@@ -24,11 +22,10 @@ const buildTable: BuildItem[][] = [
 @customElement('build-menu')
 export class BuildMenu extends LitElement {
     public game: Game;
-    public eventBus: EventBus
+    public eventBus: EventBus;
 
-
-    private myPlayer: Player
-    private clickedCell: Cell
+    private myPlayer: Player;
+    private clickedCell: Cell;
 
     static styles = css`
         :host {
@@ -72,15 +69,27 @@ export class BuildMenu extends LitElement {
             margin: 8px;
             padding: 10px;
         }
-        .build-button:hover {
+        .build-button:not(:disabled):hover {
             background-color: #3A3A3A;
             transform: scale(1.05);
             border-color: #666;
         }
-        .build-button:active {
+        .build-button:not(:disabled):active {
             background-color: #4A4A4A;
             transform: scale(0.95);
         }
+        .build-button:disabled {
+            background-color: #1A1A1A;
+            border-color: #333;
+            cursor: not-allowed;
+            opacity: 0.7;
+        }
+        .build-button:disabled img {
+            opacity: 0.5;
+        }
+        .build-button:disabled .build-cost {
+            color: #FF4444;
+        }
         .build-icon {
             font-size: 40px;
             margin-bottom: 5px;
@@ -128,6 +137,10 @@ export class BuildMenu extends LitElement {
     @state()
     private _hidden = true;
 
+    private canAfford(item: BuildItem): boolean {
+        return this.myPlayer && this.myPlayer.gold() >= item.item.cost;
+    }
+
     public onBuildSelected: (item: BuildItem) => void = () => {
         this.eventBus.emit(new SendNukeIntentEvent(this.myPlayer, this.clickedCell, null))
         this.hideMenu()
@@ -139,11 +152,16 @@ export class BuildMenu extends LitElement {
                 ${buildTable.map(row => html`
                     <div class="build-row">
                         ${row.map(item => html`
-                       <button class="build-button" @click=${() => this.onBuildSelected(item)}>
-                            <img src=${item.icon} alt="${item.name}" width="40" height="40">
-                            <span class="build-name">${item.name}</span>
+                       <button 
+                           class="build-button" 
+                           @click=${() => this.onBuildSelected(item)}
+                           ?disabled=${!this.canAfford(item)}
+                           title=${!this.canAfford(item) ? 'Not enough money' : ''}
+                       >
+                            <img src=${item.icon} alt="${item.item.name}" width="40" height="40">
+                            <span class="build-name">${item.item.name}</span>
                             <span class="build-cost">
-                                ${renderNumber(item.cost)}
+                                ${renderNumber(item.item.cost)}
                                 <img src=${goldCoinIcon} alt="gold" width="12" height="12" style="vertical-align: middle;">
                             </span>
                         </button> 
@@ -160,8 +178,8 @@ export class BuildMenu extends LitElement {
     }
 
     showMenu(player: Player, clickedCell: Cell) {
-        this.myPlayer = player
-        this.clickedCell = clickedCell
+        this.myPlayer = player;
+        this.clickedCell = clickedCell;
         this._hidden = false;
         this.requestUpdate();
     }
diff --git a/src/core/execution/AttackExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/AttackExecution.ts
index 7608b7732..a1f059f34 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/AttackExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/AttackExecution.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { PriorityQueue } from "@datastructures-js/priority-queue";
 import { Cell, Execution, MutableGame, MutablePlayer, Player, PlayerID, TerrainType, TerraNullius, Tile } from "../game/Game";
 import { PseudoRandom } from "../PseudoRandom";
 import { manhattanDist } from "../Util";
-import { Terrain } from "../game/TerrainMapLoader";
 
 export class AttackExecution implements Execution {
     private breakAlliance = false
diff --git a/src/core/execution/NukeExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/NukeExecution.ts
index d135a4a33..7b004159a 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/NukeExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/NukeExecution.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Cell, Execution, MutableGame, MutablePlayer, PlayerID, Tile } from "../game/Game";
+import { Cell, Execution, Items, MutableGame, MutablePlayer, PlayerID, Tile } from "../game/Game";
 import { PseudoRandom } from "../PseudoRandom";
 import { bfs, dist, euclideanDist, manhattanDist } from "../Util";
 
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export class NukeExecution implements Execution {
     }
 
     tick(ticks: number): void {
+        if (this.sender.gold() < Items.Nuke.cost) {
+            console.warn(`player ${this.sender} insufficient gold for nuke`)
+            this.active = false
+            return
+        }
+        this.sender.removeGold(Items.Nuke.cost)
+
         const rand = new PseudoRandom(this.mg.ticks())
         const tile = this.mg.tile(this.cell)
         const toDestroy = bfs(tile, (n: Tile) => {
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index 47b7759e1..ddfae6680 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ export enum GameMap {
     Mena
 }
 
+export class Item {
+    constructor(public readonly name: string, public readonly cost: Gold) { }
+}
+
+export const Items = {
+    Nuke: new Item("Nuke", 1_000_000),
+} as const;
+
 export class Nation {
     constructor(
         public readonly name: string,