Which could be yet another reason why Scottish banks might wish to move to London, where the Bank of England would judge their sustainability - and therefore the magnitudeofrisks they could take - on the basis of the British government's resources rather than the Scottish government's.
While a final judgment on the full magnitudeof the risks will not be knowable for years to come, long after the crash investigation into today's accident is complete, the enormity of the contribution the V-22 will make to the Marine Corps is clear.
Dodd says he is "generally supportive" of the Fed's decision to step in, but he also believes it is an "unprecedented action" that risks a large magnitudeof taxpayers' money without guarantee of protection.
"The magnitudeof the savings required, allied to the risks associated with planned savings already identified, would suggest an extremely challenging task, " the report said.