The industry average for catastrophic failure among rockets is about 1 in 20.
Yet more cuts - and catastrophic failures will become the order of the day.
One described the potential for Iraq to become a "catastrophic failure."
They said the nation had been fortunate not to have suffered a catastrophic failure.
"I don't know if you need an explosion to explain catastrophic failure," he said.
"You are going to see catastrophic failures in the next few months."
A client I've seen only once before calls with catastrophic failure.
At worst, it can lead to catastrophic failure and loss of life.
There's always a possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure.
A sudden and catastrophic failure was seen as the only explanation.