Jim Inhofe

Absolutely, that won't happen.

I sure want to get some clarification out of you guys on this thing, because I'm very disturbed over some of the answers that you just gave.

How do you assess the threat to the eastern United States with our capability right now?

NATO has had success in anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa.

The budget is decreasing while threats are increasing in Africa and the Middle East.

If we cut $500 billion above the $487 billion already cut from defense, can we execute the President's military strategy that requires rebalancing as laid out in the January 2012 Strategic Defense Guidance?

General Kehler, do you agree we need a spectrum of nuclear employment options and flexibility in targeting?

General Alexander, is the number of cyber warriors you have today commensurate with the threat we face? If not, what is that number?

General Alexander, do you agree that we should also be preparing and build our forces to support preemptive cyber operations?

General Kehler, what might be the military significance of cheating with tactical nuclear weapons, which are not covered by New START?

General Alexander, do you believe that the declassification of threat signatures could help facilitate increased information sharing between the public and private sector?

The current strategy is untenable.

The threat is very real and needs to be corrected--needs to be addressed.

General Alexander, one of your predecessors, General Michael Hayden, has argued that the Government classifies too much information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

General Kehler, do you think the U.S. Government knows how to verify compliance with reductions in non-strategic nuclear weapons?

The threats more diverse. Yet, due to the planned budget cuts and sequestration, we are poised to cut our defense budget by a trillion dollars over the next 10 years.

Our intelligence has told us since 2007 that they're going to have the weapon and a delivery system by 2015.

Senator Inhofe. General Kehler, the 2010 NPR made clear the linkage between investments in nuclear modernization and the ability to make reductions in the U.S.

I assume that you agree that the Secretary of Defense as directed by the President is the individual responsible for defending the United States against a cyber attack from outside our borders.

I have been concerned about our allies losing confidence in the strength of our umbrella that's out there.

I remain guardedly optimistic regarding the potential Iranian ballistic missile threat between 2015 and 2018.

The major mission of the Federal Government is to protect the Homeland.

Now more than ever before, the threats in the AOR and around the globe are interconnected.

General Kehler, at the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2014 budget, Chairman Frelinghuysen asked Don Cook, the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, if further reductions in the U.S…

General Alexander, is the size and capability of the offensive cyber infrastructure commensurate with the size of the threat? If not, why not?