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From: madmax@tartarus.uchicago.edu (Max Abramowitz)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: B2 vs. F117A
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.031441.12518@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 21 Feb 91 03:14:41 GMT
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From: madmax@tartarus.uchicago.edu (Max Abramowitz)
>Then they decided this :
>Lets build the B1A.
>Carter decided to postpone B1A ( swing-wing faster-than sound heavy bomber )
>Reagan decided to build B1B ( B1A but heavier and with more fuel )
>He also decided to build B2 for thoose occasion then the B1B wouldn't be 
>able to do their job because of a to dense air-defense

Not exactly, President Carter decided to scrap the B1 program.  Everybody
thought that this was crazy.  However, at that time the majority of the 
world was unaware that Carter was dumping the B1 in favor of the B2 and
stealth technology (it was fairly black program at that time).

Reagan should get very little credit for development of weapon systems (with
the possible exception of SDI); he just spent our tax dollars to buy them.  

max abramowitz
madmax@gargoyle.uchicago.edu
my opinions are my own.

[mod.note:  This is straying close to politics.  My view is that this
is an instance where politics affecting appropriations can be a valid 
topic here, *so long as* the postings remain factual and aren't arguing
about the correctness of the decisions made.  Let's be careful out there.
- Bill ]