ANDURIL FOUNDER PALMER LUCKEY PRESENTS THE “BARRACUDA” CRUISE MISSILE ON JAPANESE TV: “THIS IS DESIGNED TO SCARE CHINA INTO NOT TAKING ACTION ON TAIWAN. IT HAS A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. WE DESIGN OUR CRUISE MISSILES SO THAT THEY CAN BE VERY EASILY MANUFACTURED BY AUTOMOTIVE-STYLE ASSEMBLY LINES. REMEMBER THAT DURING WWII, THE UNITED STATES USED THEIR PEACETIME FACTORIES AND PIVOTED THEM TO WARTIME USE. IT’S MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A CONVENTIONAL MISSILE… IT’S CHEAPER TO MAKE 100,000 OF THESE THAN 1,000 EXISTING MISSILES. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY A WHOLE BUNCH OF THESE FOR LESS THAN A BUDGET COMPACT CAR.”
