> 500 a year? that's not even 2 a day most people don't understand, us defence industry exists to spread money from the wealthy areas that collect/print money, to the poorer areas where they need jobs. acutally producing stuff is a distant second. that's why nasa designed a non-reusable rocket that cost a couple of billion, reusing a bunch of old parts from the shuttle program. it was primarily a job creation/preservation program benefitting some congressmen and senator's constituents. actually producing rockets was a side effect. america has become a highly dysfunctional country.
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