..the Federal government should be in the research, but not the research and development business...
Auditors fault missile defense plans
6/1/2006 5:18:06 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has spent about $91 billion since the mid-1980s to defend against enemy ballistic missiles, but it has no clear criteria for deciding to use the system and its operational costs remain unclear, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.
I've also said that Star Wars is as silly as TIA ..
I might agree that federal spending on renewable energy/fossil fuel alternatives is wise ... ... that subject is at least obviously strategic to America...