On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
This is a trillion-dollar subject here, and we have got to get that right as well.
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Highlighting the fiscal significance of maintaining a reliable nuclear deterrent.
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Vladimir Putin's recent announcement that he was placing his nuclear forces on alert made clear to the world the risks of miscalculation.
Thank you, Chairman Cooper and Ranking Member Lamborn and the members of this committee, for your support of our mission to conduct operations in, from, and to space.
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If I were the average person sitting back home watching this hearing, I think I would doubt that any of our Nation state adversaries were shaking in their boots.