They have been not only testing at an alarming rate in violation of international law, but demonstrating technology that feeds development of longer-range missiles and more capable missiles as well.

It appears that he has had success with solid fuel ballistic missiles, including those launched by submarines and on the ground.

Good afternoon. I want to welcome everybody to our hearing this afternoon: 'Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities and Posture of Missile Defeat Programs and Activities.'

it is inexplicable and indefensible.

One of the big themes in the President's campaign for the office was the fact that he intended to ensure that our neighbors to the south helped us with the cost of securing that border.

I know that you and the President are hard at work toward securing our Southwest Border.

I would not say we are comfortably ahead of the threat. I would say we are addressing the threat that we know today.

There is virtually no schedule margin between legacy system age out and the deployment of modernized replacement systems.

General Rand, can you commit that you will make it clear to the entire Air Force that anyone who attempts to interfere with the acquisition of this capability will have absolute hell to pay?

What would be the consequences, risks, or benefits of delaying or cancelling key nuclear modernization programs?

The bad idea fairy seems to visiting some folks in this town and proposing that we should defer spending on the LRSO and GBSD programs until the Nuclear Posture Review is complete.

Secretary Moniz tasked this study as part of the Department's mission to ensure an effective U.S. nuclear deterrent through the application of science, technology and engineering.

Looking at the Trump administration's FY18 budget request for DOD nuclear forces and NNSA's nuclear weapons activities, is there more consistency between the Obama administration's plans, or more difference?

We estimate that an additional $5.2 over the fiscal year 2018 through 2021 is needed.

CBO has recently estimated the cost of sustaining, operating, and modernizing our nuclear deterrent to be $400 billion over the next 10 years.

The last Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) was published 7 years ago. The world was very different in 2010, particularly when talking about Russia.

I think one way to make illegal labor less profitable and less appealing is to put a fee on money sent back to their home country by these illegal workers.

I think it took 18 days because they circled the wagons to try to figure out what in the heck was going on. I think he would have been dismissed because of the investigation at some point.

Well, as a candidate myself, I always think you should stick to what you say you're going to do, you should do that -- certainly worked well for me.

I think that is a very powerful message. I hope that's what they do.

South Korea went to North Korea said, 'We're going to do our own sanction,' that's a positive step.

That could be a very positive outcome to getting him to the table to having a conversation.

I still think this is in Putin's best interest, even having Tillerson come to Moscow to talk about this problem that's been created, empowers Putin as much as before.

If we don't get the Sunnis believing that they're going to have some control of their fate, Iraq is going to go --

Candidly, I think this is a huge problem.