– The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We’re working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it. – The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
– Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?
Paul Shawcross, Chef der Abteilung Wissenschaft und Raumfahrt des Weissen Hauses, als Antwort auf eine Petition, die den Bau eines Todessternes fordert. Die Petition erhielt über 34’000 Unterschriften.
