The Defense Department isn't doing a good job determining how much to spend to prevent damage from nature's basic chemical reactions.
Rust costs the Pentagon more money annually than many of its most expensive weapons systems—up to $21 billion per year, according to a Defense Department-commissioned audit released in March.
The report indicates the corrosion of metals that make up modern weapons systems like fighter jets, ships, ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons can sometimes approach one-third of the total operations and maintenance costs of those systems.
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WNU Editor: $21 billion per year?!?!?!?
1 comment:
21billion.. sure that's possible.. think of all the infrastructure world wide, and then of course also the equipment and machinery. not everything is made of stainless steel.. well, except for the little parrot's trust in the Democrat party and what CNN tells him everyday haha
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