I take it that we are now trying to play catch-up in terms of our capabilities to operate in a contested environment.
I hope that you will be very tough on your partners in these situations because my sense is from dozens of hearings here both in this commit...
It seems to me that really underlines the importance of the MSP program.
But if we are dealing with a peer competitor who has submarines and underwater drones and aircraft, that is a whole different calculation.
I consider your command one of the most important, if not the most important, in all of the commands that we have.
So you are committing to me a serious and unrelenting commitment to nonproliferation.
What bothers me is that in your budget under NNSA, there is a significant increase for weapons activity.
Why in the world in this situation are we seeing a decrease in the activities of the Department in nonproliferation instead of an increase?
My concern is that the whole strategy of deterrence breaks down if you are talking about terrorists having nuclear weapons or a nuclear devi...
I think countries, at least historically, that choose presidents for life, it doesn't end well for their own people.
I believe he would do a victory dance.