'Golden Dome' plan has a major obstacle: Physics

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GolfPopper · 20h ago

The point of the program is not to "defend the US from ICBMs". The point of the program is to transfer dollars from the US government to a selection of approved companies. Physics doesn't enter into it any more than it does in three-card monte.

bell-cot · 20h ago

Every military spending program, ever, has had that point.

The devil is always in the details - what's the actual military & side-benefit RoI, vs. the skim & waste?

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'Golden Dome' plan has a major obstacle: Physics

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