Ben Nelson: “Do you have any screening system that would identify firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, and other first…”

Double the number of ICBMs the current force is capable of defeating without adding a single new GBI

PTSS would be a critical component of both Homeland and regional missile defense as it greatly enhances sensor coverage.

We cannot just be catching up or trying to stay at par with the rest of the world or otherwise our defenses are down.

Let me add my thoughts. We ask you to reduce budgets, to watch the growth, and then when you come before us after you've done it, then we question why you've done it and whether you've done it right or not.