05/05/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"If we started over, it seems to me, and we decided we were going to refurbish our nuclear arsenal, wouldn't we just construct a building or so somewhere, or create something, and hire a lean group of ..."
"I guess I'm saying to you, those represent fairly serious delays in the important programs that we've focused on, would you not agree?"
"The program is fragile, and any funding reductions at this point could pose unacceptable risk to the health of the nuclear enterprise."
"That's correct?"