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Old 02-18-2023, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hypart View Post
We might as well use the missiles for something. Every year the military creates weapons. And their budget only increases. So the military makes more weapons the following year whether a weapon was used or not.

So let's use as many weapons as we can. Maybe that'll help with storage fees.
Another question I haven't seen discussed: why be so worried about the payload of a balloon as a potential safety hazard to someone on the ground but not worry about a potential safety hazard of a missile when it comes down? Presumably, guided missiles are not being used, so there's little control as to where it lands. Just asking -- I don't know about these things and haven't heard anyone discussing them.