Here’s The Pentagon’s Cost Analysis Of The Death Star From Star Wars

Okay, let's pretend that our Pentagon staff did this on their own time just for jollies. In fact, don't pretend. Just don't tell me that this was a paid flight of fantasy. Better yet, give me a moment and I'll forget that I've read it and all will be right with the world again.

Back in 2013, a petition was filed which urged the White House to focus the government's defense resources on securing funding to build a Death Star it had over 34,000 signatures. Anyone can post a petition on the "We the People" site, launched by the White House. If a petition gets 25,000 signatures, the administration will respond.
The White House response, (Paul Shawcross, chief of the Science and Space Branch) basically said: "This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For." "The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons: 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?"

another Worthless Governmental Study... that the Taxpayers had to cover...