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From: phil@brahms.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: Hi-Tech Scorecard
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Date: 8 Apr 91 21:35:12 GMT
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From: phil@brahms.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai)


joshual@wolf.cs.washington.edu (Joshua Landrum) writes:
>Before touting the effieciency of the patriot missiles, could somebody give
>a rough estimate regarding the cost of NOT intercepting them?  I seem to recall

It is not the cost of not intercepting them, but what could have
been the cost of not intercepting them, particularly if loaded
with NBC.

>that the best solution to a missile defence system would be to saturate it--
>and the patriots are far more expensive than the missiles they were shooting

Doesn't matter, we can afford to outspend nearly any adversary we
might have. It's not how much you spend on the war, but whether
you win or lose. American lives are much more precious than dollars.