A great article. I loved the last line: ... maybe we can look forward to watching the Empire go bankrupt after convincing itself to buy two Death Stars,

A great article. I loved the last line: ... maybe we can look forward to watching the Empire go bankrupt after convincing itself to buy two Death Stars, on the theory that different models will drive down costs. The article linked to a Navy project, but my mind went directly to the Joint Strike Fighter [1], which used the same (sensible sounding) rationale. 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Strike_Fighter_program#Program_issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Strike_Fighter_program#Pr...