the United States has maintained nuclear weapons for 17 years without explosive nuclear weapons testing. As one lab director recently said, 'we know how to do this.'

How can you start the design of the new submarine if you don't know the outcome of the NPR?

You're going out to outside financing for a number of the buildings that you need. Why wouldn't you ask for a government line item?

there may be opportunities to fundamentally improve the safety, security, and reliability of the weapons.

Thank you all very much. The record will be kept open for 3 days.

Mr. D'Agostino, how much would the full upgrade cost and how long would it take to complete?

Admiral Johnson, the Navy is moving towards more fixed-price type contracts to purchase the D-5 ballistic missile.

maintaining critical skills throughout the NNSA complex is necessary to maintain a smaller stockpile in absence of nuclear weapons testing.

Do you see any use in joint Air Force-Navy inspections? Would joint inspections address, among things, the shortage of skilled inspectors?

For years the Air Force has been searching for replacement helicopters for use in the ICBM fields.

Mr. D'Agostino, with the possibility of a smaller stockpile there is the possibility that there will be fewer types of nuclear weapons in the future.

Have you looked at the cost and the impact of having the nuclear weapons complex regulated by the NRC in lieu of the self-regulation that is in place today?

General Carpenter, the B-2 budget request for fiscal year 2010 includes $16.8 million to integrate the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) on the B-2.

The new Global Strike Command... will eventually have responsibility for the B-52 and B-2 aircraft.

Is the LANSCE upgrade necessary to maintain nuclear weapons?

What is the minimum number of tests, including the number of joint test assemblies (JTAs), that are needed in fiscal year 2010 and are all of these tests funded? If not, why not?

Senator Bill Nelson of Florida has been the champion of this goal in your chamber.

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