In a message dated 98-07-22 02:06:50 EDT, you write: << The NBA costs less than a single B-1 bomber." (well, maybe 2 B-1s) >> I don't believe we have made a B-1 bomber for quite awhile. The defense budget is now 1/3 of that of its peak in 1988. Defense extravagance doesn't work for analogies anymore.... DJessen33