Except, historically $1 billion for tanks today meant $1+ billion for tanks for the foreseeable future. The actual long-term costs of $1 billion military spend

Except, historically $1 billion for tanks today meant $1+ billion for tanks for the foreseeable future. The actual long-term costs of $1 billion military spending are far more than those of $1 billion of NASA spending (and let's not even get into the economic reward of said spending).