Trident missile fired across California skyline, terrifies everybody

[Ghostsof1915]

Wonder if Lex Luthor had a hand in it. (See Superman: The Movie).

 

[Robongo]

 

[Offensive Threat]

I would assume that these test missiles had no nukes in them, so I would hope the cost per would come down a fair bit.  Still, it would be interesting to know what they did cost, and what they were hoping to learn from the test.  I don't think they'll share all that info with us though.

No, $37 million US dollars is the current price of a new Trident II missile without payload. 

 The purpose of the test was to test the weapons systems onboard the USS Kentucky (the Ohio class ballistic missile submarine that launched the missiles). To test the flight performance of the missile itself and to train the ships crews in the targeting, launching and tracking of the missile.