Cold War weapons costs multiplied simultaneously across every system category

Evidence

All of the weapons exploded in cost simultaneously—guidance systems, missiles, fighters, tanks, cruisers, aircraft carriers, warheads—the list goes on. The cost of Cold War arsenals climbed so high that a typical year’s military spending for either superpower exceeded the entire GDP of dozens and dozens of countries. — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 573

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern naval weapons cost billions and thus only wealthy nations can field them — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 396; Weapon costs follow the same handicap economics in nations as in individuals — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 924; Cheap weapons of mass destruction will erode expensive conventional forces (+3 more)

Related

• Modern naval weapons cost billions and thus only wealthy nations can field them (similarity 0.86)
• Weapon costs follow the same handicap economics in nations as in individuals (similarity 0.84)
• Cold War arsenals grew to planetary overkill capacity (similarity 0.83)
• Cheap weapons can disable the most expensive military technologies (similarity 0.82)
• Cheap weapons of mass destruction will erode expensive conventional forces (similarity 0.82)
• Costly advanced weapons deter rivals just like large animal weapons (similarity 0.82)
• Cheap long-range weapons eroded the battlefield value of expensive armor. (similarity 0.82)
• Weapons evolve only when reproductive benefits exceed costs (similarity 0.81)
• Nuclear weapons grew cheaper as they proliferated, undermining deterrence (similarity 0.81)
• Cheapening nuclear weapons is eroding the precondition for deterrence (similarity 0.80)
• Excessive military spending can bankrupt a superpower just as oversized antlers bankrupt elk (similarity 0.80)
• Only very rich countries can afford the huge losses of modern imperialism (similarity 0.80)
• Weapon expense is what keeps signals of fighting ability honest (similarity 0.79)
• The most expensive weapons serve as deterrents by projecting power globally. (similarity 0.79)
• Cold War arsenals could destroy all civilization thousands of times over (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Weapon costs follow the same handicap economics in nations as in individuals #corroborates (0.60) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 924
• Economic logic explains weapon evolution across virtually all animal species #corroborates (0.55) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 198
• Cheapening nuclear weapons is eroding the precondition for deterrence #complicates (0.50)
• Cheap weapons of mass destruction will erode expensive conventional forces #responds-to (0.45)
• Cheap asymmetric weapons can topple vastly more expensive military investments. #responds-to (0.45) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 441