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Curious About Tomahawk Missiles

What is the cost of a Tomahawk cruise missile?  - Mike, S. Wellfleet

The Tomahawk missile is one of the main weapons that U.S. and British forces are using agains Libyan air defenses.

According to the U.S. Navy, each missile costs about $600,000.  As of this writing 124 missiles have been fired at 20 targets in Libya.

That's just one cost of enforcing the UN resolution.

What do you think of the United States getting involved with this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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