So we deploy all of our influence, our power, our smart power, our kinetic power, any combinations.

General Alexander, is the U.S. military in Bahrain, Dubai, and other locations in the Gulf dependent on the electricity generated in the host country, and what's our back-up plan if the electricity suffers a prolonged grid outage?

It bears watching, obviously, and hopefully the lessons we've learned in other parts of the world we can apply.

Of course, we have a lot of work left to do, and I'm optimistic we're going to work on the floor of the Senate to put in place a cyber security policy.

have the electric companies or their equivalents in the Gulf become aware of the potential for cyber attacks as a part of war, and what are they doing to prepare and respond to the vulnerabilities and the threats?

General Alexander, how much storage capability do we have there for emergency diesel electric generators and will our back-up electric power capability cover all our mission critical functions or only a subset, and if so, which subsets?

I have been concerned, as we all have, for some years about the potential of cyberattacks on our electricity grid here in the United States and the potential effects that such attacks would have on the critical missions, especially during…

We need to be vigilant there. It almost feels like it's a throwback to the Cold War.

General Alexander, does anyone keep spare large electric transformers in a safe and invulnerable location for grid reconstitution?

I just want you to know that I'm a Senator that understands that that's a real challenge that you face.

As your predecessor put it well, saving energy saves lives.

The basic conclusion of the DSB was that changes in climate patterns present new challenges to regional security and stability.

I know we are all very concerned about sequestration.

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