Muskrat invention of "golden dome"

The muskrat invented a boondoggle called "golden dome" which would develop antimissile to defend against nuclear attack.

I would be delighted if the US had an antimissile system for nuclear defense, provided that (1) we could expect it to succeed reliably in doing its defensive job, and (2) we could count on US leaders not to rejoice by threatening a nuclear first strike.

But (1) is unlikely to happen, because the job is so hard that the system will probably never achieve the goal. The money spent would be wasted, from the nation's point of view. By contrast, the principal contractors (Musk?) would find the system quite lucrative, whether it is adequate or not.

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