Jon Kyl: “Yes. And, by the way, I think everybody is in favor of having both avenues available, and I am not arguing with the…”

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

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

It makes our planning much more difficult.

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.