They will buy the rounds when they need them until then it's a 'negotiation'. It's a paradox. I worked in space systems as an intern. We built the latches - p

They will buy the rounds when they need them until then it's a 'negotiation'. It's a paradox. I worked in space systems as an intern. We built the latches - plates that go onto satellites so the robot arm can hold them. It's just a simple piece of metal but they cost $200 000 each. Because they buy so few and a lot of R&D goes into them. That's partly why the F35's cost so much. You want 50 jets of one type, instead of 400 of varying types? Well, all those workers still have to get paid ... so, it ends up costing 'the same'.