“That quickly becomes a problem because the most benefit … is in their favor," one expert said.

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    11 months ago

    Why does the Pentagon care now? They were literally dropping random bombs in random empty desert at random intervals in desert storm all night every night in hopes to catch one.

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      11 months ago

      Well, dropping ‘dumb bombs’ is actually much cheaper than firing expensive guided missiles designed for missile interception. Even though the US has a bunch of money, at some point a waste of dollars is too much even for them.

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        11 months ago

        Not really when taking in account how much per hour it costs to run a single plane.