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"Some of the technology is so new, we had no idea how much it would cost'

1988 'Mockumentary' - This is David Lander, contains some 'adult' content, well, adult for Britain in 1988...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ucx1MTEO4&list=PL1B297DE78...

For context September that year; 'It marked the second time in the last three launchings that one of the $23.7 million missiles had to be destroyed by the safety officer.

The Navy reported about 20 minutes after the 1:45 P.M. launching that the Trident 2 had developed a problem in the second stage and that the range safety officer had sent a signal to blow up the missile to prevent it from veering into populated areas.'