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.