02/03/2009
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"Congress appropriated in 2018 $11.5 billion for the Missile Defense Agency, which is greater than 5--greater than $3 billion above the initial request by the President."
"You referenced the Aegis Ashore system. Could you give us an update on the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor that we've developed, you've developed, with Japan?"
"Moving over to Iran now because down the road a lot of us believe they pose a missile threat and probably a nuclear threat."
"As much as you can in this setting here, could you explain how the threat from North Korea is advancing and describe the importance, General, of improving and expanding our homeland missile defenses?"