On the recordJune 20, 2011
I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). The clerk will call the roll.
I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). The clerk will call the roll.
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One of our recommendations concerns ways that we could potentially mitigate the risk of a deterrence gap.
The first thing we've got to do is have a conventional capability which is so dominant that no party would ever consider a nuclear attack against the United States.
Yes, Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the whole point is if the adversary believes that our system no longer functions, then they don't need to try to wipe it out at the beginning of a conflict.
It's enough that it's opportunistic. In other words, we're in a conflict with one, and the other sees that this is an opportunity.