Jon Kyl: “Discuss the benefits of that premium support concept generally because I think it is not necessarily well understood.”

Our responsibility is to be straightforward with you all. You're the ones that appointed us, you're the ones that we answer to.

Mr. Chairman, Representative Jacobs, the fact is that our current system has deteriorated and aged to the point that we wouldn't be confident in the deterrent value of it on out into the future.

The threat briefings that we received leave no question that both China and Russia, but particularly China see space as a war fighting domain.

The answer to your question is yes.