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They say it would cost $100 billion USD That is like only about 12% of the US defense budget. And I'm pretty sure, much less than what the US has spent on ICB
by SJC_Hacker 3y ago
They say it would cost $100 billion USD
That is like only about 12% of the US defense budget. And I'm pretty sure, much less than what the US has spent on ICBM interceptor research in the last 30 years.
So if it was feasible, I think it would have already been built. Not necessarily as a first strike weapon, but definitely something take out the birds in the atmosphere once they flew
- maxglute 3y ago160 billion adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile US nuclear modernzation is 500B until 230, 1.5T until 2050. Seems like a bargin.
- irjustin 3y agoIf you look at the technical requirements, 1000 TeV seems impossible since LHC is at ~13TeV even if we optimize it for a weapon instead of science. Not sure how to get a dollar figure if the tech isn't remotely possible.