Ben Nelson: “the approach that places top priority on movement towards nuclear zero and other arms reductions will dominate those…”

Hard choices had to be made.

There is undoubtedly a foundational level of space capability that regardless of force structure size in DOD, regardless of almost any other decisions made from a budget perspective, that space capability has to continue.

Do you believe this forward-deployed radar in Turkey is a significant contribution to our Homeland defense capability?

I was very uncomfortable seeing that $400 million disappear, with the representations that we've made to be fully funded to carry out the program.