I think most Americans are pretty upset with us at times about the way we spend our money, but very few have any problem helping the men and women who serve and making sure they are well taken care of.

We welcome our witnesses this afternoon.

I think there's an element of this that the NPR discussions will inform the START negotiations.

All right. Now, we're expecting B-52s and B-2s to take us all the way through 2030. Are we going to be able to sustain their viability?

Have you thought about putting a UHF transponder on a commercial satellite?

Do we have to worry about any enhanced security, or do you feel like the security is adequate?

We're not only reducing the number of nuclear warheads, but we're going to reduce the actual types of nuclear warheads.

Originally, under START II, there was a general understanding that once we got to START III, they would take up the tactical nuclear weapons.

Are you going to be needing funding for this, coming up in the future?

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.

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