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You know how that was done with a Tomahawk They've now burnt though almost ONE THOUSAND of those They cost $4 million each, so that's another $4 BILLION that
by ck2 7mo ago
You know how that was done with a Tomahawk
They've now burnt though almost ONE THOUSAND of those
They cost $4 million each, so that's another $4 BILLION that has to be replaced too
Imagine several more months of that or even through 2029
- ceejayoz 7mo agoWe'll run out long before 2029. The 850 fired so far is about a quarter of the entire supply. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-uses-hundreds-tomahawk-missiles-iran-alarming-some-pentagon-wapo-reports-2026-03-27/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-uses-h...
- sailfast 7mo agoSo far, they are not funded to do this for that long. They have floated a $200B bill to congress, which made national news coverage. It would start a huge, prolonged fight over the war and actually force them to ask permission from congress to fight it (barring totally disregarding the constitution which is still a possibility). Unfortunately I can very well imagine several more months and years of this. We are still fighting a forever war that started in 2001. This is all a generation of Americans will know, and that is sad.
- Tostino 7mo ago[dead]
- tomasphan 7mo agoIt’s a tale as old as time: start a war to support the military industrial complex. Imagine a $4 billion investment into public transportation or parks. Every 10 years we can invest into a new city instead of bombing some kids overseas (whose siblings, fueled by hatred, then commit terror attacks on the west).
- O3marchnative 7mo agoThe Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has an updated tally on defensive and offensive munition expenditures. It's likely not 100% accurate due to the sensitive nature of those figures. > 11,294 munitions in the first 16 days of the conflict, at a cost of approximately $26 billion. Several detailed tables are in the link below. https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/over-11000-munitions-16-days-iran-war-command-reload-governs-endurance https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/comme...
- lb1lf 7mo agoIncidentally, $26B is a sum in the same ballpark as the cost of eradicating homelessness in the US, ending large-scale hunger worldwide or making significant progress towards safe drinking water for all or the eradication of malaria.
- michaelteter 7mo agoBut how would any of those activities increase the wealth of the decision makers (in the short term)?
- gambutin 7mo agoDon’t worry. The Saudis and UAE will happily pay all costs of the war.
- thrawa8387336 7mo agoI think more than one. One and then another 1 hour after