LNMNMMMC

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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   Or it could summarize the conclusions of the article
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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   With State and local spending, Military comes to ~10% of our tax dollars.
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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   You missed the part about people under 21, that should cut off another ~25% from your estimate. Medicare + Medicaid + Social Security is well over 2 billion, so I think it's pretty close.
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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   Because the energy grows with the velocity squared, it's more like a quarter of the heat of a typical orbital re-entry. No, the drag force grows with the square of velocity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_(ph
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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   This projectile is actually significantly more sophisticated than a bullet. It is going to require a significant amount of guidance/control to have any level of accuracy at 100 km. That is the real cost driver, and it saves money compa
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   by LNMNMMMC 10y ago

   Never, more speed is good because they can program the projectiles to break apart before impact with soft targets. The limiting factor is air resistance, greater initial speeds result in more energy wasted. Also, I believe they are (were?)