Build Your Own Cruise Missile For Less Than $5,000

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The discussion centers around the feasibility of building a cruise missile for under $5,000, raising questions about motivations and implications. Participants speculate on the potential uses of such a weapon, with Iraq cited as a context for its relevance. The conversation highlights that while $4,500 may be insufficient for a fully functional missile, it is still possible to create a prototype, emphasizing the engineering capabilities of college students and the historical context of government-funded projects exploring advanced weaponry. The focus is on the technical challenge rather than the actual intent to deploy such a weapon.
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What if you only have $4,500?
 
Originally posted by BoulderHead
What if you only have $4,500?

You can still build a missle, but someone has to pilot it.
 
gee, and I've always wondered where terrorists go to get their hands on sophisticated weaponry- now I know."P
 
Its not about having the cruise missile, its about proving it can be done. A while back (10, 20, 30 years?) the CIA paid a handful of phd physicists to see if they could build a nuclear bomb from scratch just to see if they could.

Any decent group of college engineers can build a cruise missle. $5,000 but it depends of course on how big you want it to be. When I was a senior, one senior design project group built an robotic (autonomous) radio controlled plane. Same thing.
 
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