02/15/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, has DOD taken any measures to preserve deployment capacity as a hedge against the increasing threat in the event more than 30 operational interceptors are required?"
"the administration made significant changes to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)."
"Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen, how does the budget and the QDR budget reflect a move towards energy security?"
"I appreciate the missile ground defense system and the work you've been doing in Alaska."