Mike Turner

I agree with Mr. Miller. If you are Putin, and you think we only have big ones and we are not going to use them because they are big, I think that you actually change the calculus of first use for Russia.

It is just math, Ms. Rohlfing. It is not logic.

There appears to be no relationship between the reduction of the number of United States nuclear warheads and the reduction of the total number of nuclear warheads on the planet.

It is the threat, not the use of the weapons that keep us safe.

This violation has not just an element of the treaty or a minor provision, it goes to the core of the treaty itself.

This missile is unequivocally in violation of the treaty, based on the evidence we have of observing its flight test.

They could destroy the weapons that are not in compliance, so they could come into compliance.

To your knowledge, Mr. Secretary, are there portions of the U.S. border between Mexico and the United States where individuals can enter the United States illegally, unimpeded?

To your knowledge, is the United States border with Mexico currently closed?

Has illegal immigration stopped between Mexico and the United States as a result of the current level of protection from Homeland Security and DOD?

As we work to modernize both small arms and all our key assets in the battle space one of the key elements is increasing connectivity--while improving both efficiency and lethality.

We are experiencing a crisis in military readiness.

Is this true, and if so, what impacts are low inventories of critical munitions having on your overall mission readiness?

The Navy has talked about utilization rates of the F/A-18 fleet being much higher than planned and how this negatively impacts aviation readiness.

The Chief of Naval Operations has described all of the attributes which increase naval power and mentioned the need to 'have your magazines full' when he describes the 'ready fleet.'

Someone made a decision that cost the American taxpayer an enormous amount of resources

It is more risky for a service member to be in training and exercises than in combat right now.

We need to make certain our aircraft are safe and that pilots get the training that they need.

We have a crisis in aviation mishaps. People are dying.

Thank you all for your testimony.

I am very disappointed that we would even think about reducing our ISR capabilities without first fully replacing that.

That just absolutely makes no sense to a dumb grunt.

The hearing will come to order.

I want to echo Joe Wilson's comments, having been with you in Munich at the Munich Security Conference.

You have continued to make clear the threat that Russia poses in all of your presentations.