[ChinaThreat]

When one B-2 with 10 JDAMS can achieve what it took a 50 B-52 missions to accomplish 25 years ago, why should it grow?

[Pukin Dog]

I said nothing about growth; I addressed shrinkage. The B-2 is not the preferred JDAM platform anyway, as it is slow. The B-1, Strike Eagle or even the Navy's BombCat are better platforms for stand-off missions. None of these aircraft are going away in the near future. Penetration is the B-2's mission, which is a rare entity until we are involved in a full-scale conflict.