Mark Warner: “I have watched the AEGIS system develop and mature as a formidable fleet air defense capability. I am persuaded that…”

“I have watched the AEGIS system develop and mature as a formidable fleet air defense capability. I am persuaded that even greater returns can be realized from the wise investment our Nation has made in this system by adapting it not only to provide defenses against relatively short-range ballistic missiles but against the long-range ones that threaten our own people, as well. I believe we need to receive the contents of the requested study of the AEGIS Option forthwith.”