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Price list for warBy The Associated Press A sampling from private researchers of price tags and estimates concerning the Afghan war and terrorist attacks: War: JDAM bomb: $25,600 Tomahawk cruise missile: $600,000-$1 million MK-82 "dumb" bomb: $600-$1,400 BLU-82 "daisy-cutter" bomb: $27,000 GBU-37 bunker-busting bomb: $231,000 Black Hawk helicopter of type lost in Pakistan: $11 million Pave Low helicopter of type lost in Afghanistan: $40 million Hourly cost of flying Navy FA-18 fighter-bomber: $5,000 Estimated war cost per month: $500 million-$1 billion Attack Aftermath: Property damage: $10-$13 billion Lost economic output: $47 billion Projected airline security: up to $41 billion Economic stimulus package: $100 billion in legislation passed by Republican-controlled House, $66.4 billion in Senate plan favored by Democrats. Sources: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments: http://www.csbaonline.org Milken Institute: http://www.milken-inst.org AP-WS-11-11-01 1342EST |
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