Mar 13, 2012
U.S. forces will be capable of deterring and defeating aggression by any potential adversary.
Ben Nelson
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Ben Nelson is a former United States Senator from Nebraska, serving from 2001 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his moderate positions and bipartisan approach to legislation. During his tenure, he played a significant role in various issues, including healthcare reform and fiscal responsibility. Nelson was a key vote in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which was a landmark piece of legislation during President Obama's administration.
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Mar 13, 2012
The President's fiscal year 2013 budget ensures that this will remain a leading national security priority.
Mar 13, 2012
Our nuclear forces remain the foundation of deterrence. Our arsenal needs significant and immediate investment.
Mar 13, 2012
So it is at least somewhat successful in breaking down the stovepipe approach to get cross-fertilization and cross-cooperation within the interagency system?
Mar 13, 2012
You stress the importance of resiliency and the ability to rapidly reconstitute critical satellite capacity if hostile action or a collision would occur.
Mar 13, 2012
Can you explain the importance of preserving your operating spectrum in general and how any movement from it should be paid for and coordinated from your perspective, the Navy's?
Mar 13, 2012
We must preserve our core fundamental space capabilities in this tight budget environment.
Mar 13, 2012
I would like to know how the Air Force came to this decision and whether they understand its full impact.
Mar 13, 2012
In the 2011 DOE financial report, it lists the cleanup liability for former Cold War production sites at some $250 billion over the next 75 years.
Mar 13, 2012
How are we going to make it work? How are we going to, over a longer strategy, make the dollars work to meet the obligations we've undertaken?
Mar 13, 2012
There is undoubtedly a foundational level of space capability that regardless of force structure size in DOD, regardless of almost any other decisions made from a budget perspective, that space capability has to continue.