"there may be opportunities to fundamentally improve the safety, security, and reliability of the weapons."
"Thank you all very much. The record will be kept open for 3 days."
"Mr. D'Agostino, how much would the full upgrade cost and how long would it take to complete?"
"Admiral Johnson, the Navy is moving towards more fixed-price type contracts to purchase the D-5 ballistic missile."
"maintaining critical skills throughout the NNSA complex is necessary to maintain a smaller stockpile in absence of nuclear weapons testing."
"Mr. D'Agostino, would the overall stockpile be easier to maintain if there were fewer types of nuclear weapons, and if so, why?"
"Do you see any use in joint Air Force-Navy inspections? Would joint inspections address, among things, the shortage of skilled inspectors?"
"For years the Air Force has been searching for replacement helicopters for use in the ICBM fields."
"Mr. D'Agostino, with the possibility of a smaller stockpile there is the possibility that there will be fewer types of nuclear weapons in the future."
"Have you looked at the cost and the impact of having the nuclear weapons complex regulated by the NRC in lieu of the self-regulation that is in place today?"
"I would suggest to you that another problem is its management by committee, and you have to have a lead."