The final topic of discussion was an examination of the charges of poor performance and manufacturing problems leveled against the B-2 program by a General Accounting Office (GAO) study.
Laboratory tests to see whether handling, aging or manufacturing problems have developed in components such as radars showed delays in eight of 30 tests related to the B-61 nuclear bombs and in eight of 31 tests planned for the W-76 warhead used on sub-launched Trident I missiles.