Chairman Specter, it is my understanding that if I defer to the Senator from New Mexico, we can actually get an amendment of the Senator from New Mexico voted on and perhaps another amendment considered by Senator Kerry, so they would be disposed of, whereas it may take a bit longer if our amendment is put down.
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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.
One of the things that we noticed in this endeavor is there is a great attitude among the military, among the Defense Department generally in being able to succeed at a mission.
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.
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