tack, military -- attack, military attack that requires a response, do you believe we will have a censsense, or identifica within an year? >> it's not an unreasonable expectation, but there's momentum across the department and across the government and we appreciate the support of this committee and the senate in helping us think through it. you i know you had a successful table top exercise, it will help us get more quickly to that end state where we can define better the criteria to determine whether we are under attack or not. >> as the commander responsible for the arctic, do you support the law of the sea convention and if so, why? >> chairman, yes i do. it's the department's opinion that we support the pllaw of th sea. >> is that your position as well in. >> that is correct. and as the commander responsible for the arctic in my area of responsibility, it would be helpful to have a seat at the table as we determine continental shelf and all the attributes that will be involved if the committeei icompeting na. >> do you support the flight test to verify a fix to the atmospheric kill veh