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Price list for war

By 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.

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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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