The holder of a bond rated single-B gets scarcely 3.5 percentage points of premium to compensate for what are sure to be nasty losses of principal whenever a recession hits.

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What is more, the unit costs of producing a new bomber are sure to be higher than those associated with the B-2.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | SUMMARY OF THE CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY��S SECOND HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON THE FUTURE OF THE MANNED BOMBER FORCE