The reason that I am asking this question is because from my point of view, it very much appears that this is an issue that average Americans do not appreciate, because the information is not out there about how significant it is.

I would hazard that we are 'the' global target for theft, not 'a' global target for theft.

I mean, I really do think that you could take Willie Sutton, Bonnie and Clyde, and the James Gang and add them all up together and they are penny ante.

I want to join all of my colleagues in applauding your leadership on this issue and emphasizing how important this is, as Senator Coburn has just said, to our economy.

In what ways do you coordinate with your Reserve component counterparts to ensure that our guardsmen and reservists are receiving the mental health treatment they may need following their demobilization?

we also have to prepare to care for the conditions that may not manifest for 5, 10, or 15 years after a deployment.

I think that the Russians intend, at this point, to comply with the New START treaty.

I hope Congress takes the actions that the administration has suggested.

So this is not some current trendy, chic thing that the President's talking about.

It's important to have certainty in this program and it's important that the workforce understand that the Nation really cares about this program.

If we fail to ratify the New START treaty, what will it do to the whole issue of predictability, stability, transparency?

My sense--and I'll ask you for your sense, General--is that if this treaty is not ratified, the prospects of serious follow-on discussions about nuclear reductions are probably close to zero.

Your judgment from your perspective is that relationship of the treaty would enhance stability and transparency into their operations?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

We here are looking very carefully at our nuclear enterprise, the laboratories and everything else.

That would require new bombers with nuclear capabilities, correct?

That's why President Reagan said 'trust but verify.' We will be verifying.

Isn't that the definition of nuclear instability?