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So I think that that helps. I can go back--we are looking at building 316 more miles of wall out of that 2,000.

I think if we can narrow that down I think what it makes it easier is to talk to our public.

Thank you all for being here. I appreciate what you are doing and I appreciate the folks who are working every day to defend our border.

To provide the required strategic vision needed to inform critical warhead modernization investments, the DOD and DOE Nuclear Weapons Council approved a strategic plan.

General Rand, we have low-yield nuclear weapons in our triad's airborne leg; how is the development of advanced air defenses impacting our ability to hold targets at risk with these weapons?

The AOA will presumably analyze alternatives related to the missile body and the platform, but the SLCM will also require a warhead.

Dr. Soofer, please provide an anticipated timeline and associated milestones for the Department's Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) for the sea-launched cruise missile?

If we don't, we're going to have a gap, and that gap is going to adversely affect our deterrence to the point where it may not be credible.

When you say we're taking it on, is that the Weapons Council?

Will the Department provide that implementation guidance to this committee?

So with that in mind, can you describe how the Department is translating the NPR into specific guidance?

The only country that's been running this race has been the Russians over the last 10, 20 years.

Isn't it true that Moscow deploys a highly capable ballistic missile defense system?

DOD requested the reprogramming of 2017 funding of more than $400 million to counter the North Korean missile threat.

This is an incredibly important and timely discussion given the increasing missile threats facing our Nation.

Last year, the Congress directed NNSA to establish the infrastructure modernization initiative in order to reduce the backlog of deferred maintenance at least by 30 percent by 2025.

I hope you will continue to keep Congress informed on that to make sure we are meeting the objectives that were laid out by Congress.

The administration's intent to rapidly pursue Stockpile Responsiveness Program established by Congress, and this is something that I am very supportive of.