I've been following with interest your thoughts about a 'maritime' North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
You have suggested that a more appropriate fleet size would be approximately 375 ships to meet current and future threats.
How do you envision the U.S. Navy's capability to meet current and growing worldwide threats with less than a 300-ship Navy?
As of January 30, 2004, our fleet consists of only 294 ships.