i think every leg of that triad may be older than i am. we are undertaking a significant modernization program today. are you committed to the continuation of the columbia class submarine? >> yes, sir, i am. >> the b-21 bomber? >> a manned bomber, yes, i am, sir. >> ground based strategic deterrent? >> i am, sir. >> long-range stand-off cruise missile? >> i need to look that one, sir. any going in position would be it makes sense but i need to look at it in terms of its deterrent capability. >> secretary bob gates, we both served. me many, many, many, many, many lower levels than you. he wrote if looks that the deputy secretary in any department manages the department. he says only the secretary of defense can truly run the department and really run major critical programs. he cited as an example the ambush protected vehicle. unmanned aerial isr assets. in theater. and so-called golden hour of getting combat care it troops on the battlefield. just three examples of that. he today prioritize and invest his time and influence and speech for

and some of the aspects of why we have a triad have not changed. so in looking at each leg of it, with the icbm force, it's clear that they are so buried out in the central u.s. that any enemy that wants to take us on is going to have to commit two, three, four weapons to make certain they take each one out. in other words, the icbm force provides a cost composing strategy on an adversary. and again, what we're trying to do is set such a stance with our triad that these weapons must never be used ever again. and so the deterrent value of the icbm force is that an enemy would have to basically use three or four times as many weapons to take out each individual one. so that's the targeting challenge the enemy faces against the icbm force. >> thank you. and in your answers to this committee's advance questions about whether we are deterring hostile activity in cyber space, you say no, and you continue on to state, quote, to be deterred, our adversaries must know they will suffer consequences from cyber attacks that outweigh any gains they hope to achi

and there's a broad recognition that the legs of the triad have different strengths. the bombers are visible, and therefore they have what i call signaling value. the submarines are highly survivable, and the icbms are the most responsive leg. and they can be launched at a moment's notice. you mentioned what you called the targeting challenge of our icbm force, and what that targeting challenge poses for our adversaries. could you explain that further? james mattis: ma'am, in my review of the triad that you brought up here, senator, i looked at each one of those legs. is it necessary? and i haven't had access to all the classified data, but i had a fair amount of background on this, and some of the aspects of why we have a triad have not changed. so in looking at each leg of it with the icbm force, it's clear that they are so buried out in the central u.s. that any enemy that wants to take us on is going to have to commit two, three, four weapons to make certain they take each one out. in other words, the icbm force provides a cost-imposing strategy on an adversary. a

i do support the triad.can tell you from experience those of ohio's need replacement and that is the ultimate bank. last thought, bill perry who is going to be here with us today has a new book out called: my journey at the brink of nuclear war. it is a terrific book about his feeling that we are edging back towards a world in which the use of nuclear weapons is far more imaginable than it was over the previous decade. i think that is deeply were some needs to be part of the conversation and it's also sadly a fundamental reason we need to continue to have that deterrent. >> if i could just add it's exactly the point i'm making about a new posture review. it's not just kim jong-un who rattles the nuclear saber regularly, but russian defense minister he-- notary officials talking expressly about using nuclear weapons to offset their disadvantages and regularly happens in the russian press. it is this change we have not seen for the last 25 years that's reminiscent of the cold war that demand us to contact this

we are trying to set such a stance with our triad that these weapons must never be used ever again. the deterrent value of the icbm force is that an enemy would have to basically used three or four times as many weapons to take out each individual one. that's the targeting challenge the enemy faces against the icbm force. >> in your answers to questions about whether we are deterring hostile activity in cyberspace, you say no. and you continue on to state, quote, to be deterred, our adversaries must know they will suffer consequences from cyber attacks that outweigh any gains they hope to achieve. if they choose to act as adversary, we will treat them as such, end quote. i completely agree and believe that more costs must be imposed on those who are responsible for cyber attacks. this gets to the issue we've discussed in great detail on this committee, which is the lack of an overall policy to respond to cyber attacks. when we discussed this in our recent meeting, you made a point that i believe is also very important, which is that the lack of a policy is potentially destabilizing

i do support the triad, not the ziad. but i can tell you from experience those ohios need replacement. and that's the ultimate bank. last thought. bill perry, who's going to be with us today, has a book out, relatively new, called "my journey at the brink of nuclear war." and it is a terrific book about his feeling that we are edging back toward a world in which the use of nuclear weapons is far more imaginable than it was over the previous decades. i think that's deeply worrisome and needs to be part of the conversation. and it's also sadly a fundamental reason that we need to continue to have that deterrent. >> if i could just add, this is exactly the point i'm making about a new posture review. it's not just kim jong un who rattles the nuclear saber regularly. it's russian defense ministry officials and flag officers. they talk expressly about using nuclear weapons, tactical nuclear weapons to offset their conventional disadvantages. this is something that regularly happens in the russian language press, often not repo

i think every leg of the triad may be older than i am. we're undertaking a significant modernization of the program today. are you committed to the continuation of the columbia class submarine? >> yes, sir, i am. >> the b-21 bomber? >> yeah. a manned bomber, yes, i am, sir. >> the ground base strategic deterrent? >> yes. >> the long-range cruise missile? >> i need to look at that one, sir. my going in position is it makes sense. but i need to look at the deterrent capability. >> secretary bob gates, for whom we both served many, many, many, many levels lower than did you, wrote in his books that a common misunderstanding in washington is the deputy secretary of any department manages the department. he said only the secretary of defense can truly run the department. and really run major critical programs. he cited examples, the mine resistan resistance, ambush vehicle, unmanned aerial, isr assets, in theater, and the so-called golden hour of getting combat care to troops who are wounded on the battlefield. just three examples of that. had

i think it's essential as part of our nuclear triad. you and i have also discussed the virginia attack class, submarine program, the construction of two a year. i assume you will remain committed to that program, because it is so vital to our undersea strategic superiority. it is one of the areas where we have an asymmetric advantage. james mattis: absolutely, senator. sen. blumenthal: and i think you agree, too, because you mentioned our support for israel, that the f-35 joint strike fire program is important to our strategic edge in the world, and to our allies, like israel, and others around the world, including at nato, that will depend on it? james mattis: yes, sir. many of our allies have got -- have bet their air superiority on the f-35 program, and it bonds us tightly together with them. sen. blumenthal: thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general, first of all, thank you for your service. thank you for taking the time to visit with us personally prior in our office. as i think back, i thoug

there is a broad recognition that the legs of the triad have different strengths.e bombers are visible and therefore they have what i call signaling value. the submarines are highly survivable and the icbms are the most responsive leg and they can be launched at a moment's notice. you mentioned what you called the targeting challenge of our icbm force and what that targeting challenge poses for our adversaries. could you explain that further? >> in my review of the triad that you brought up here, senator, i looked at each one of those legs, is it necessary? and i haven't had access to all the classified data but i had a fair amount of background on this and some of the aspects of why we have a triad have not changed. so in looking at each leg of it with the icbm force, it is clear that they are so buried out in the central u.s. that any enemy that wants to take us on is going to have to commit two, three, four weapons to make certain they take each one out. in other words, the icbm force provides a cost-imposing strategy on an adversaries and again what we're tryin

i think that every leg of the triad may be older than i am am. we are undertaking a a significant modernization prole gram today, and are you committed to the continuation of the columbia class submarine? >> yes, sir, i am. >> the b 21 bomber? >> yes, a manned bomber, yes, i am. >> and ground-based strategic deterrent? >> yes, sir. >> long range and u off range cruise missile? >> i have to look at that, and my position is that it makes sense, but i i have to look at it in terms of the deterrent capability. >> secretary bob gates for whom we both served many, many, many levels lower than did you wrote in his book that the common misunderstanding is the deputy of any department manages the department, and only the secretary of defense can truly run the department, and really run major critical programs. he cited as an example as the ambush protected vehicle, and unmanned aerial isr assets in theatre, and the so-called golden hour of getting the combat care to troops wounded in the the battlefield and three example examples of that. and he had to pr

there's a broad recognition that the legs of the triads have different strengths.the bombers are visible and therefore they have signaling value. the submarines are highly survivable and icbm are the most responsive leg and they can be launched at a moments notice. you mentioned the targeting challenge of our icbm force and what that challenge poses for our adversary. could you explain it further. >> in my review of the triad that you brought up, i looked at each leg, is it necessary, and i haven't had access to all the classified data but i had a fair amount of background and some of the aspects of why we have a triad have not changed. it's clear the icbm forces so buried out in the central u.s. that any enemy that wants to take us on is going to have to commit two, three, four weapons to take each one out. in other words the icbm force provide the cost imposing strategy on an adversary and what we are trying to do is set a stance with our triad that these weapons must never be used ever again so the deterrent value of the icbm forces that the enemy would have to

he didn't know what the nuclear triad is. couldn't name leaders of hezbollah, hamas. >> george w. bush didn't know the name of the president of pakistan. >> president obama has been reading these things every day and the world is a mess. >> if you want to debate president obama this goes back -- >> something that kellyann did, a lot of people in the position of wanting to defend donald trump you divert and deflect and put it on obama's failures. i'm no fan of the current president but you can only do that for like ten more days and then it is on you. >> day one it becomes his responsibility. >> you say donald trump makes decisions based on facts. i'm not sure if we know that. i'm not saying this in a d disparaging way. he does things by gut. he has a gut instinct which i think has served him very well in the election. if he had been listening to facts there were people saying there is no way you can win. he had a gut feeling and he went with it. when to turn on one of the other gop candidates. a lot of it was done by instinct. one thing i think is very important to understand here

second, the nuclear triad could become a dyad as contractors jockey for the new missileman 3 contract. the fate of the arsenal could come into question, even as modernization moves forward for the sub built by general dynamics and the air force's bomber from northrop grumman. third, the race to secure space will take off. call this the other infrastructure plan. as the pentagon fortifies a sal light system that china and russia have been developing weaponry to be able to disable. expect more potential business for boeing, lockheed, raytheon and others. one wild card? spacex which finally landed a big military contract for a 2018 launch. on the heels of a rocket explosion, first it's got to get back into space. for "nightly business report," i'm morgan brennan. >>> coming up, will americans hit the road and head to showrooms to buy a record number of cars this year? >>> changes may be in store for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries this year. the sectors garnered a lot of attention last year from both congress and the president-elect for the high price of medicine. what's ahead

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the united states forges ahead with plans to modernize part of its triad. bombers, land-based missiles, and nuclear missile carrying submarines, adding new capabilities such as cruise missiles with increased ranges. as it improves the survivability of its own nuclear versus, china is helping pakistan build separate platforms. pakistan and india continue to andnd the number of weapons the sophistication of their nuclear arsenals. perhaps in the view of many, posing the greatest danger for nuclear use. nuclear rhetoric is now loose and destabilizing. andng the election campaign as president trump engaged in casual talk about nuclear weapons, suggesting south korea and japan might acquire their own nuclear weapons to compete with north korea, we are more as rachelimpressed, just told you, that words matter, words count. successful in accomplishing the goals during its first year. it's future is in doubt under the new administration. observers and analysts out there. who have proposed that whether -- rather than tearing up the deal, principles specifically rela

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nobody needs it more -- he needs a tremendous amount -- he didn't know what the nuclear triad is. couldn't name leaders of hezbollah, hamas. >> there would be new information if he got the same briefing every day. >> george w. bush didn't know the name of the president of pakistan. >> but to his credit, he at least got the daily briefing. >> president obama has been reading these things every day and the world is a mess. >> if you want to debate president obama this goes back -- [ all speak at once ] go ahead. >> what jeffrey just did is something that kellyanne did as well. a lot of people who are in a position of needing to defend donald trump or wanting to defend donald trump, you divert and deflect. you put on obama's failures and hypocrisy. i'm no fan of the current president, but you can only do that for like ten more days and then it's on you. >> day one, it becomes his responsibility. that is my point. >> you say donald trump makes decisions based on facts. i'm not sure if we know that. i'm not saying this in a disparaging way. i think he's also very much a gut -- he does

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more aggressive policy against isis and a commitment to modernize the nuclear triad including the land-basednuclear program. contractors are developing this. the former head of central command took aim at the budget control act sequestration but adds he agrees with trump for getting the best bang for the buck including the f-35 which remains critical for air superiority, both for america and our allies. mattis saying he has a very, very high degree of confidence, quote, in the u.s. intelligence community. really a wide-ranging interviewer -- hearing today. you take a look at shares of defense stocks like lockheed martin, north 24r07 grumman and raytheon. >> morgan, thank you. >>> another key member of trump's national defense on the hot seat, eamon jabbers following the testimony of trump's pick to run the cia, eamon. >> that's right. given everything that's going on, mike pompeo who is the pick to head the cia would have faced some very tough questions. he did. overalthough, this hearing was fairly smooth. the fact that a lot of these members knew him from his service in congress really hel

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