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Jimmy Carter tried to cancel the B-1 in favor of the Stealth bomber. But the plane was rushed into production as part of Weinberger's helter-skelter defense buildup during the early years of the Reagan Administration. Now the U.S. may end up with two bombers: one that does not do its job, another that the country cannot afford. The Stealth bomber is sure to become the centerpiece of the defense debate that is about to begin.