Jon Kyl: “I really appreciate your indulgence. I had intended to be here a little bit earlier so I would not be as disruptive.”

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 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.