Jon Kyl: “Our responsibility is to be straightforward with you all. You're the ones that appointed us, you're the ones that we…”

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 is yes, it's inadequate today.

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.