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In the USA, a human life is typically valued (for risk analysis etc) at $5M or so. Break even happens if a single missile would prevent a death 2% of the time.
by scarmig 12y ago
In the USA, a human life is typically valued (for risk analysis etc) at $5M or so.
Break even happens if a single missile would prevent a death 2% of the time. That excludes the psychological costs, property damage, and other possible negative results.
- aroman 12y agoSource, or is this sarcasm?
- mehwoot 12y agoThis has been calculated a number of times using various methods but it usually averages in the $5-10 million range, talking about the practical cost of someone dying. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_life