01/25/2011
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"If we continue to allow the reduction in our attack submarine force, potential adversaries may see this decline as a strategic inflection point."
"Our adversaries are always measuring options and looking at our funding decisions to determine how this impacts their own strategic goals."
"Admiral Harris, our PACOM commander, constantly reminds us that his most critical shortfall is attack submarines."
"Today we are at a crossroads in regard to our undersea forces."