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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: tekboy who wrote (14195)12/20/2001 5:12:03 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
But if (as is actually the case) the financial cost will be somewhere in the 12 figure range, if success is not guaranteed, and if it carries political and diplomatic costs as well, then the calculus looks different

To me this seems like an absurdly easy "Pareto Graph" type of question to answer. Uncle West has pointed out clearly that the USA does not have the ability to deal with multi threat situations and needs a big rebuild of her conventional forces. That will cost plenty of dollars.

Where does shooting down rogue state nuke missiles fit on the list of likely threats? and, what is the likelyhood of a suitable solution??

My "imho" is son of star wars should be funded, but with a small budget. Most significant scientific advances come from minimum funded projects. No high expectation of favorable results should be anticipated, just may discover something before another Nation does.

Onto monty python type "joke" weapon development. It's at it's early stages, but Britain is leading the field. Crude "weapons grade" jokes are being separated and refined.

Please place yourself in a secure position, put down any hot liquids held in a safe place, swallow that mouthful of coffee before opening the link below.

ananova.com

Other reports in the press indicate that the Germans are susceptible to jokes of mass destruction (JOMD)

portal.telegraph.co.uk
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