Hans Rancke-Madsen says he wants cheaper commercial vessels and
more expensive military ones. Easy:
1) Lower the costs for architecture and construction. Shorten
construction and repair times.
2) *Radically* increase the costs of shipboard weapons and software.
Especially increase the costs of installation and maintenance.
For instance - no one will put this stuff in unless (s)he's a
crook already and cares nto one whit about the law. Legal installations
require admin, bribery, (courtesan?) etc. to get through the
legal hassles.
What you wind up with is a way merchant vessels are retired quickly,
upgrades and maintenance are reasonable, and weapons-carrying platforms
are horrendously expensive (if yer a civilian).
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Richard Johnson [email removed]
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