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4.Star Wars Program (A Failure?)
The Strategic Defense Initiative was supposed to put our fears of nuclear apocalypse behind us, thanks to the efforts of the resposible diplomat who gave us the
We begin bombing in five minutes! speech. Even sci-fi writer Ben Bova authored a cheerleading book supporting the aims of the SDI project. This tome was even less plausible than Bova's other works, but didn't feature Boris Vallejo's usual loincloth-clad-cuties cover art.
Thirty billion dollars ($30,000,000,000 for you Brits) later, the initiative was abandoned, and most of the scientists involved were straightforward in their admission that the project had always appeared absolutely unfeasible. Perhaps it's the bean-counter in me, but I'm fascinated that such an immense amount of money could be tossed down the shitter with literally nothing to show for it. For those of you disposed to pay tribute to Reagan's committment to fiscal responsibility and trimming of government fat and waste, please answer this simple multiple choice question:
If you spent one million dollars ($1,000,000) per day, how long would it take to spend thirty billion dollars?
a) Nine months
b) Nine years
c) Ninety years
regards,
Esteban Hambre
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