Jon Kyl: “Depending on the specific characteristics of the attacks, unprecedented cascading failures of our major infrastructures…”

That's why we say that has to be decided now.

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.

We have to make decisions now to make sure that we have the capacity to build whatever we're going to need to build.

The answer to your question is yes.