Re:CERN approves plans for a $23B, 62-mile long super-collider
by nix23 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @08:36AM
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You know "spending" is not the correct expression, that money flows directly back into the economy (and supports thousand other scientific fields, like material science, sensor technology and often goes to small highly specialized corporations). And if you compare the money that flows into the military with ZERO gain for the World...those 23B are a water drop on a hot stone.
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Re:CERN approves plans for a $23B, 62-mile long super-collider
by ric2b on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @02:09PM
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The money is an accounting detail. Lots of actual resources will be allocated to this that could be allocated elsewhere.
Re:CERN approves plans for a $23B, 62-mile long super-collider
by nix23 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:10PM
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Ah yes the 'could'......like a Ford-class aircraft carrier?
Program cost: 37.30 billion
Unit cost: 12.998 billion
Something like that?
Or 12 new Columbia-class Sub's?
109.8 billion
You see those 'lots' of resources should be cut somewhere else.