If you're the CIA, the Pentagon, or the government I think ot does tell you something about other countries' capacity for production and procurement.
Perhaps it costs x billions to build so many missiles in the US so you might think that, say, India can't afford that. But on the other hand it is much cheaper for them to build a missile so all in all they might be able to build as many as the US.
Perhaps it costs x billions to build so many missiles in the US so you might think that, say, India can't afford that. But on the other hand it is much cheaper for them to build a missile so all in all they might be able to build as many as the US.