Jon Kyl: “Indispensable. That is the word they use.”

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.

One of our recommendations concerns ways that we could potentially mitigate the risk of a deterrence gap.

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.

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