redtert t1_iqxk485 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Reply to comment by Black_Sun_Rising in A $500 Million International Project Will Create the Most Detailed Map of the Brain Ever by Shelfrock77

Not true. Trident missiles cost around $30 million, that's probably the most expensive missile the military has.

Black_Sun_Rising t1_iqy114u wrote on October 3, 2022 at 10:42 PM

I appreciate the adherence to accuracy. For the sake of my metaphor, do you have any idea how long it takes for the US to spend 500 million on missiles? Is it like, weeks? Months?

Not-Banksy t1_iqys437 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:09 AM

Once again, depends on the missile and global conflict climate. During peacetime, it goes a while.

When we’re gifting them like fireworks on the 4th of July to Ukraine— very quickly. Also it’s not just the physical missile, but the procurement, supply, and assembly line workers that must all be paid.