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[–] 15 points 2 years ago

A massive amount of the cost comes from the computers, miniaturized guidance and targeting systems, the immense engineering and comp-sci R&D behind those devices, and the sheer difficulty of designing good explosives.

Even dumb bombs are expensive if you don't want them to dud, explode randomly, not be aerodynamic, and so on.

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