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The Economics of War

January 19th, 2006 | Posted in main | No Comments »

“In the Iraq war last year the Navy was firing Tomahawks at $1m a piece. Projectiles for the DD(X) will cost significantly less and it will be able to fire large volumes of surface fire at close range, which will bring huge economies.”… — Stealth ships steam ahead, BBC

Should I feel better that the cost for unleashing death and destruction is decreasing? Is this something that one could consider sane?

Maybe the good news is that since the value of death is decreasing, the value of life is also decreasing - and therefore, it should cost less to have children. Right?