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Originally posted by Superbelt
The subs, too were already in numerous existance before Star Wars plans were made public. There would have been no rational need to step up normal production.
And it is Physicists saying it is physically impossible, not economists debating the viability of a courier service. Different animals. It's men and women who devoted their lives to the science. And it is concensus.
Can you provide me links on how the Soviets planned to battle the Star Wars program? Cause the obvious cost effective solution is to just overwhelm it with a storm of rockets. I don't think they even tried to develop against it.
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Ustwo, "it’s the one person that figures out how it can be done that matters" . That's exactly the point I was trying to make with regard to Fedex.
Superbelt, I wasn't talking just about business people when it comes to Fedex. The big problem outlined by the experts (both technologists and business people) was the ability to track tens of thousands of packages at any given point during their trips(sounds remarkably like missile shields ehh?).
And as far as subs go, you are thinking statically and not for the long haul. Sub fleets need to be maintained both structurally and technologically. Improvements in undersea sonar and satellite tracking require changes to both the subs that have already been made and those that will be made. These refittings and redesigns are mega bucks.
But fine let's go from your assumption that Reagan had no (or very limited) influence on the fall of the Soviet Union. What about his political skill in forging a relationship with the post cold war Russia?