"Clearly, underfunding national defense is a mistake."
"But are you concerned about the capability gap in missile defense for Europe as a result of this?"
"The Israeli cooperative programs that we've been engaged in is--provides them with missile defense in their backyard."
"So it's not an abstract concept, is it?"
"I think we are keenly aware in Alaska, with our geography, that with regards to recent events in North Korea, the rising tension with Russia, to make sure that we are amply prepared is a national secu..."
"When you're doing R&D, you want to put your forces--I mean your resources in areas where there is promise, though, don't you?"
"But we've seen a lot of hope and promise in that area, have we not?"
"You've got to have the power."
"Well, let me tell you one thing we've learned. Iron Dome's Tamir interceptor cost $96,000. Our Patriot MSE missile cost $4 million."
"Well, given choices, and that's what you have to make in your role here, between $4 billion on better sensors versus building an East Coast ground-based missile defense, what's your choice?"
"I worry as well about providing more funds than you can responsibly allocate and spend."