That's the name in polite, mixed (generally civilian) company.  AF or ex-AF types (like yours truly, who actually worked on BUFFs at  a SAC base) know that BUFF actually stands for Big Ugly Fat F***ER.

The 2? crew on the lower deck really dont have much of a chance if something happens on takeoff or landing necessitating ejecting do they?

The B-1 and B-2 were not designed so much with future threats in mind but rather to defeat the existing air defense system in the Soviet Union.  Their introduction made the entire Soviet air defense into obsolete junk, which helped precipitate the collapse of the Soviet Union.  In that sense, those bombers were very successful. 

 

It also very valuable to have bombers that can penetrate any air defense solo.  The B-52s can not operate until the enemy air defenses have been neutralized.  Once we clear the skies and command them, as we did in Afghanistan, the B-52s can hover over an enemy site and pickle off bombs all day.  However, we can't send them in first over somewhere like Iran, which has no defense against a B-2.  That gives the mullahs a lot to think about.