spacecom or spacecom. gentlemen, thank you for your service to the nation and extend our thanks to the men and women who serve with you. as in the past we have asked the commanders the stratcom and spacecom to testify together. until 2019. spacecom was a part of strategic command. mr. reed: as spacecom continues as an independent command, it's important to identify any gaps or seams that emerged during the transition. on the global stage, russia continues to behave recklessly. recent press reports state that russia is considering violating international space treaties and endangering the global use of space for vital communications and sensing. further, putin has stab staged the strategy stability and arms control policies both our nations have respected for decades. over the past year, russia has suspended its participation in the star treaty and the comprehensive test ban treaty. russia continues to develop new third strike nuclear weapons ranging from multimegaton nuclear war tore paoedzos to cruise mis