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If something is going to cause $10 billion in damage, it's not nuts to consider nuking it to stop it.
by danielweber 14y ago
If something is going to cause $10 billion in damage, it's not nuts to consider nuking it to stop it.
- dhugiaskmak 14y agoEvery year the first weekend of the Men's NCAA Basketball tournament is projected to cost billions of dollars in lost productivity to the US economy. Would you consider nuking all of the 8 first-round sites to prevent that loss?
- joevandyk 14y agoDamage is a bit different than lost productivity.
- jlgreco 14y agoI think that is a matter of perspective. If you phrase the damage done by a storm in terms of dollars (as opposed to, say, lives lost...), then I think that opens the door for comparisons to other things that destroy wealth.