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> fires a $1m missile But are they really 1 million dollars? I've always had the feeling that the cost of military equipment in peacetime has an extreme inflat
by roryrocker 7mo ago
> fires a $1m missile
But are they really 1 million dollars? I've always had the feeling that the cost of military equipment in peacetime has an extreme inflated price because it's a tax payer black hole with so much bureaucracy, middlemen and some level of corruption that you can charge almost any price you want.
In a war economy where the goal is to make as many missiles as possible, would governments really pay 1M a piece?
- financetechbro 7mo agoFeels like they’d be willing to pay more, imo. But regardless, product development costs don’t disappear during a war economy
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- Hikikomori 7mo agoPatriots are 4m a missile and depending on target you may need more than one. Trump gov was already averaging 50b in loans per month, cost of this doesn't matter. MIC will get just as fat as hegseth is getting on lobsters.
- pan69 7mo agoIf I am not mistaken, another part of the equation is that it physically takes years to build a single missile (hence the cost).