Congress called the B-1A program 'an outlandishly expensive dinosaur' and President Carter specifically placed cancelling the program as one of the Democratic Party's priorities, leading to the program's cancellation in 1977.

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Chris Cappy

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Congress at the time was calling it a quote unquote outlandishly expensive dinosur and President Carter specifically placed cancelling the program as one of the party's priorities by 1977 the B1 was once again cancelled

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Why America's B-1 Bomber is UnstoppableTask & Purpose
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