Mr Kendall's law partner is 42-year-old Nicole Seligman , the second woman at the defence table.

BBC: President Clinton's best defence

He told reporters that all options for dealing with Iran remained on the table, while Israeli defence secretary Moshe Yaalon said "one way or another Iran's nuclear programme will be stopped".

BBC: US in major arms deal with Israel

Now the rest of the world's defence industry will be crowding round the Lockheed table looking for crumbs.

ECONOMIST: The Pentagon