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GummyBearz

(2,931 posts) Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:52 AM Oct 2015

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/northrop-grumman-wins-80-billion-contract-to-build-long-range-bomber-2015-10-27

I imagine which ever general has been pushing for this is as giddy as a 7 year old on christmas eve. He probably couldn't sleep last night he was so anxious to unwrap his new present.

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80 Billion, now! atreides1 Oct 2015 #1

Yeah. The future president of Northrop Grumman. Octafish Oct 2015 #2

Eh.. I doubt president. Member of the board more likely GummyBearz Oct 2015 #3

We should nationalize the defense industry. Salviati Oct 2015 #4