My question for the "Golden Dome" system is the same as my question for all other defense contracting proposals: "is this more cost-effective than firing shrink-wrapped pallets of $100 bills at the target"
It occurs to me that the young 'uns may not get the reference
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1
How the US sent $12bn in cash to Iraq. And watched it vanish
Special flights brought in tonnes of banknotes which disappeared into the war zone.
The Guardian@jalefkowit that would make a great heist movie plot
@eljorgeabides “Three Kings” (1999) is not precisely that plot. But it’s pretty close 😆
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdal5c1TfmE

Three Kings - Original Theatrical Trailer
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