The Last B-2s: A Wobbly Iron Triangle

Abstract

Two years ago, Congress and the Administration agreed to halt procurement of B-2 bombers after funding 20 aircraft. The Republican victory in the 1994 congressional elections that gave them control of the House of Representatives, and the "iron triangle" of mutual interests formed by the Air Force, Northrop-Grumman and its subcontractors, and members of the key House defense committees whose districts benefit from B-2 spending, however, have revived the issue of further B-2 procurement despite the opposition of the Clinton Administration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA441380

Entities

People

  • Jerry Stacy

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Foreign Policy
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Triangles
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Research Science/Academic Research