Ben Nelson: “Can you explain what happened, what you are doing to fix this problem, and whether these test failures affect the…”

I think there is concern that the administration is headed down a path to make unilateral reductions in U.S. nuclear weapons.

So it is at least somewhat successful in breaking down the stovepipe approach to get cross-fertilization and cross-cooperation within the interagency system?

I was very uncomfortable seeing that $400 million disappear, with the representations that we've made to be fully funded to carry out the program.

I just think there's a danger in going below this level and I think we need to be careful and thoughtful about it.