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submitted 2 months ago by Redditsux@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/105790

If the tech entrepreneur is successful in his bid to build part of the controversial project, it could mean billions more in the pocket of the world’s richest man

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[-] Redditsux@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

estimates by the independent Congressional Budget Office, which has estimated the project could take 20 years and cost $524 billion.

that's how much.

[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 months ago

Musk couldn't build a successful golden shower without government subsidies, that's for damn sure.

[-] einlander@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Trying to suck on the welfare teat for 20 years.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Unpopular opinion, but some sort of anti-ICBM satellite network would be a fantastic thing for the world… as long as it’s jointly operated by a coalition of nations. It’s a problem when schoolyard bully USA is the only one who can repel a nuclear counterstrike.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

ion cannon network, that was the premise of cnc3 games.

[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

And that's just an estimate. You know that there will be massive cost overruns.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

its only like what, 524bn, out of 800+billion of the defense budget just for 1 year.

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