Peter Flory Quotations

It's a pretty remote site. I think some of the factors that we would -- we would look at, and I think these will be incorporated in the options that are presented, are what (are) the conditions of the munitions? What is the proliferation risk we believe they pose?

It's going to be fairly expensive. I haven't seen any, you know, figures we have a high degree of confidence in. I do think there's a good chance it will be over $100 million, and in that case we have to consider what are the opportunity costs of doing that particular bit of work compared to other work (Cooperative Threat Reduction) or any other program is doing in the former Soviet Union, in Central Asia, or in any of the other places we're working.

The new strategic environment requires new approaches to deterrence and defense.

Acceleration of the original schedule to 2008 requires additional funds for obligations during fiscal year 2006. I would respectfully urge subcommittee members to support the administration's request for $44.5 million in fiscal year 2006 supplemental appropriations for this project.

This new triad is designed to transform our strategic capabilities to deal with an uncertain future, and it reflects new thinking about the meaning and purpose of U.S. strategic capabilities.