The Pentagon's modernization of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos, missiles, and related facilities, projected to cost between $141 billion to $315 billion, represents a significant financial burden amid concerns over human lives and its strategic necessity. Mounting costs, with an 81 percent increase from initial projections, triggered a review process due to congressional rules. The program's justification remains contested, with polarized views among lawmakers. Should these ICBMs ever be launched, the potential consequences reach the extreme of threatening human civilization, rendering the program's utility debatable in the current geopolitical climate.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-wants-to-spend-dollar141-billion-on-a-doomsday-machine/
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