🇺🇸#America only wants peace, especially in the Middle East. Four B52 bombers just parked in their base in #Qatar (enclosed image). Apparently for cleaning and polishing. Do you know how much the US taxpayers work hard for these bombers? Check this out #Nostr ⬇️ 💣Operational Costs • Hourly Flight Cost: The B-52H has an operational cost of about $88,000 per hour of flight time  . • Extended Missions: Missions over the Middle East, often lasting multiple hours and involving refueling, can lead to total operational costs between $500,000 and $1 million per extended sortie, excluding munitions. 💣Maximum Payload Cost (70,000 Pounds of Ordnance) The B-52 can carry a mix of up to 70,000 pounds (31,500 kg) of weapons, which may include a blend of gravity bombs, precision-guided munitions, and cruise missiles: 1. Gravity Bombs: Typical unguided bombs like the Mk 82 (500 pounds) or Mk 84 (2,000 pounds) cost between $2,000 and $3,000 each. A standard configuration might include around 30,000 pounds of gravity bombs, costing around $200,000 - $300,000. 2. Precision-Guided Bombs: For precision, JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) cost around $25,000 each. A mix might include 20 JDAMs, bringing the cost to approximately $500,000 for these alone. 3. Cruise Missiles: B-52s can also carry AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCMs) or AGM-158 JASSMs (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles), which range from $1 million to $1.4 million per missile. Even deploying a minimal load of 6-10 cruise missiles could add $6-14 million to the cost of a single sortie. 💣Total Fully Loaded Mission Cost Combining hourly operational costs with a maximum weapon load, a fully loaded B-52 mission can cost between $6 million and $15 million per mission, depending on the specific mix of munitions. This includes: • Flight operational costs, • Refueling and maintenance, • Munitions, ranging widely with the type and number of missiles included. Ps: The B-52 was created in 1950s and is going through an extensive modernization—costing over $10 billion—aimed at extending its capabilities and operational lifespan into the 2060s. Again, all paid in advance by the US taxpayers. Make war unaffordable #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/8c1151287efd410e9380095c3d98d1d16a567871accc12d8c2b077a1476e05a3.jpg