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If the same number of people want to travel, but there are less options available, all else equal, prices would rise.

There are many of us who are very concerned about the future of the industry, the impacts of this merger...

I have witnessed first-hand the changes that have occurred as a result of the Northwest/Delta merger...

I think this is an important discussion to have not only with respect to the merger in front of us...

I would be very concerned about endangering the triad if the number of strategic delivery vehicles dropped below the 800 number.

Thirty more years is a long time for a bomber that was built 50 years ago.

I believe it is critically important to our security and that of our allies that the United States maintain a deterrent based on a modernized Triad of SLBMs/SSBNs, ICBMs, and bombers.

At relatively low launcher numbers, Russia will take advantage of New START's lack of restrictions on MIRVing and MIRVed payloads.

I believe it is critically important that the United States maintain a modern and effective ICBM force.

Mr. Miller and Dr. Payne, with the New START's limitations going into effect within 7 years, at what point do we need to begin making the changes necessary to comply with this treaty?

I believe that the Russian strategic force under New START will be ICBM-heavy, with many of those ICBMs MIRVed.

Thank you very much for providing your insights and responding to some of the questions that many of us have on this very important subject.

The New START treaty does not constrain the United States from deploying the most effective missile defenses possible.

The New START is supposed to be about strategic offensive nuclear arms.

General Cartwright, as well as the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and both of us support the New START treaty including the limit of 700 on deployed strategic delivery vehicles.

DOD expects the current nuclear bomber force to remain in service through 2040.

Why do you believe $100 billion is a sufficient investment in our delivery systems over the next decade?

The United States will continue to configure and posture its forces to maintain the overall force's combined qualities of survivability, responsiveness, flexibility, and effectiveness for both large-scale and limited contingencies.