then we saw the department of defense walk that back. request of you would be if it there's new intelligence, if you could work with the committee in the appropriate setting to share with us what's driving that decision. i understand there are a number of logistical considerations that must be rel vant, but i would appreciate getting that help in an appropriate setting to understand how we can have such a difference of opinion occur. in such a short period. to senator murphy's point, the we worked a great deal on this topic. and certain of our alloys are very important partners. when i served as ambassador to japan, i put a great deal of time working not only with the dod, the state department, but also with the united states senate trying to find ways to accelerate the timeline for military sales. what i learned when i was serving in my previous role is the timeline is far too long to get our allies equipped with the latest technology that they should be desiring to have and desire for them to have. given the rate of technology developm

that includes the department of defense and the department of state, as demonstrated by today's hearing. internal to the department of defense, we are tightening our alignments as well. we recently brought the defense security cooperation agency under the umbrella of the assistant secretary for strategy plans and capabilities in the office of the secretary of defense for policy to facilitate better collaboration and coordination within the department of defense and with our external partners. we also formed a new office for global partnerships which deliberately integrates humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and human rights with the existing processes related to security cooperation. we are emphasizing the centrality of these areas of defense cooperation in a way that benefits allies and partners in need. success requires teamwork, and i can assure you that our entire team is focused on embracing it. the department's focus on security cooperation has evolved over time and it has greatly benefited from cooperational reforms. five years ago congress enacted unprecedented legislation

again i would note that equipment. >> for the offense of purpose -- >> the department of defense officials and as any military official could confirm for you the types of assistance that we are providing today including other assistance effective in fighting this war. >> an even greater crackdown is there anything you believe you can do for the sanctions supporting the opposition that you are not already taking? >> we look at all the actions and assess what responses we may have. i have nothing to predict at this point in time but obviously as he has taken actions, we have taken actions in response. ... >> and to coordinate our defense obviously talked about where things are on the ground with coordinated responses and assistance we are providing. nato is more united and determined that have been in decades so certainly we would be focused on continuing that unity. he will also join european leaders at a separate part of the day to discuss the economic cost on russia and then in a coordinated fashion also looking to continue to provide humanitarian support with refugees and continue to go

wolters: yes. >> the department of defense looking at this list of detailed requests? dr. llander: yes. >> and as the department of defense ready to go on the record to provide this committee with an analysis of these requests and what we are able to comply with or what we are not, and the reasons why we are not? dr. wallander: yes. >> thank you. broadening out in terms of our security cooperation, there was this issue of providing migs through poland and general wolters, you made it clear that providing fighter jets would not be appropriate at this time. yet we continue to hear from ukraine that this would not be a game changer but an important element to ukraine's defense and allow them to protect power in the south and east. where we cannot allow them to cut off supply lines, and they also told me that they are rebuilding their airfield. they have logistics systems support capabilities, pilots can fly, and it would not make a difference, and the ukrainians are not going to ask for something they cannot use because they are fighting for their survival. could you both tell

department of justice. i various organs of the u. s. government to include the department of defense, the central intelligence agency, as to what types of enhanced interrogation techniques would be authorized for certain types of detainees who when they began signing for pantano, they moved to having psychologists do interviews with patients, discover individual flaws, individual sources of trauma and security, and then they, they also discovered because they were germany with arabs and muslims. ah, the muslim males are uniquely upset by nudity, and also by female fiscal contact. and fear of dogs race has always played a role in american torture. it's the american torture techniques are part of old military punishments, punishments that were used on slaves and, and, and you might find that strange, but there was one area where slaves were never whipped, but you use clean techniques on them. so they didn't leave marks. and that was, if you're going to sell a slave, because a slave that had with marks means that they were not going to obey. and so a clean slave was so got a higher pric

the department of defense intelligence and securityy professionals work everyday to address the current and future threats facing our nation. on behalf of their behalf, i wish to thank the members of this select committee for your continued support and partnership. i am joint my testimony today by general nakasone and general berrier. it will provide a more competent picture of how we support are more fighters as well as characterize the challenges we all face. the department of defense trusts intelligence community to respond to the threats that we will all hear about. general berrier? >> chairman katko, ranking member kelly, distinguish them as i do have i can go for the statement if you'd like to get to questions. >> general, will skip to questions. >> chairman i will offer my statement as well. >> great, thank you very appreciate that of all of our witnesses. this is to all of our witness. interested hearing about progress made to f22 reforms for need for releasable intelligence. given the situation in ukraine i will ask two sets of questions. first could you share specific examples

[indiscernible] jen: the department of of defense assessed that because of the challenges in delivery and the challenges -- and the impact that providing these would be greater risk than there would be benefit. and i would note that the way that the president and the department of defense and our expert here have been responding to this conflict is by providing the type of military assistance and equipment that the ukrainians have used to push back and to fight and effectively too doe that over the last 19 days. and that is -- to do that over the last 19 days. that's what we'll continue to provide with the additional sending of the omnibus. go ahead. reporter: does the president plan to watch and will we have a response to his address? jen: i'm sure that, to the degree the president can with his schedule, he'll certainly be watching, as we all will be. he gave a powerful set of remarks today, president zelensky, when he spoke in canada or to the canadians, i should say. we certainly expect that to be the case tomorrow. reporter: on the ukrainian security assistance. there are concerns

you probably know more about military equipment than anyone except for the department of defense. so here we are. i would really -- those discussions have been at the department of defense. they consider and we've talked a lot about the risk assessment as it relates to the planes. but they make assessments about what it provides to be most effective. again, as you know, there's a big portion of the omnibus which will be able to detail more soon that will be security assistance, just like there's economic and humanitarian assistance and i'm sure we'll have more details that will be included in there. reporter: are you encouraging any of our other nato allies, including turkey, to do these kinds of transfers? jen: the second piece of military equipment you mentioned. there's a range of discussions among military counterparts and defense counterparts about what equipment is needed, who has that equipment, how to provide it. but i don't have more details. reporter: it would solve a particular running problem -- [indiscernible] -- jen: yes. reporter: from the podium at the state departm

in addressing the threats facing the united states, its allies and partners, the department of defense's intelligence and security officials -- professionals work every day to address current and future threats facing our nation. on their behalf, i wish to thank the members of the subcommittee for their support and partnership. i'm joined in testimony today by these generals. they will provide you a more comprehensive picture of how we support us and characterize challenges we face. the department of defense trusts the intelligence community to respond to the threats we hear about. gen. berrier: i do have a statement, i can for grow the statement if you would like to get to questions. >> we will skip to questions. >> i will forgo my statement as well. >> i appreciate it. all right. thank you. i'm interested in hearing about progress made for the reforms to support a combat commanders need for intelligence. given the situation in ukraine, i will ask two sets of questions. could you share specific examples of intelligence sharing to combat disinformation, such as exposing russians false fl

what i can tell you, i can only speak for the department of defense, we are part of an agency discussion to examine the possibility. no decisions have been made, certainly none that have been made aware of by poland as you pointed out in your quote. we are having a discussion about, should a nation like poland want to do this and should there be a desire or a need for some sort of backfill of assets? what would that look like, how would we do that, how many, from where? those are the kinds of things were talking about right now. >> former nato commander has said some ukrainians have been trained to fly the a-10. there are six eight tens and storage available for the transfer to ukraine. is that under consideration? >> i have not heard anything about eight tens. i can verify -- i can't verify the number that are in stores. >> i want to ask about red hills. i want to know if it relief systems would be available to military. he also mentioned environmental mitigation, can you give us a sense of the scope of what needs to be done on that and how much -- long it might take or a dollar figure?

many of you are tracking the importance that leaders across the department of defense have placed on that november leak and the contamination that resulted from it. the secretary, the deputy secretary, leaders from across the department of defense and navy as well as indopay com remain focused on this issue and the impact on families, community and our responsibilities in both national security and being good stewards of our resources and the environment. throughout this process, the department's approach is provided by a commitment to protect the population, the environment and the security of the country. goals that are mutually supportive. as the secretary outlined direction to the department of the navy, the department of defense launched a thorough review of the facility's long-term future, work that was grounded in analysis and completely a lined with our focus, a few points on today's decision. first national security. we will defuel red hill and reposition the fuel. this will meet our objectives by better positioning the united states to meet future challenges in the pacific r

but what the department of defense did say yesterday is that the provision of polish planes by way of u.s. and nato airbase, by way of the united states, is not something we are in a position to do at this time. >> first, on the issue of war crimes you said we have seen incredible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians which would under the geneva convention constitute war crimes. you reference the attack on the maternity ward. when you say we've seen very credible evidence, under the geneva conventions would constitute war crimes, what is the difference? >> we've seen very credible reports. part of the reason we welcome the prosecutor general's announcement of the investigation into the situation in ukraine is the focus on the preservation of evidence. we want to see evidence preserved. we are and will be in the process of marrying reports with evidence from the ground, and if we determine, if the international community determines that war crimes have been committed, that atrocities have been committed, that human rights abuses have been committed, we will hold the perpetrators

and employees of the us department of defense as well as its main contractores. as the ongoing investigative journalism in the western press shows. these companies were directly connected with the son of the incumbent us president, hunter biden, as a result of a special military operation, research was stopped in a number of ukrainian biological laboratories, in which, by order of the pentagon, work was carried out with strains of the causative agent of especially dangerous infections, while a number of documents received from these laboratories testify to the concealment of the identity of the test subjects, who had serious risks. of particular interest to their lives are documents that testify to plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying and spraying deadly substances to the kiev regimes. hidden facts prove that the kiev regime was seriously considering using biological weapons against the population of donbass and the russian federation andrei mikhailovich well, we openly warned them that such information is available, when to expect that we

but the russians now claim that they have the contracts between the pentagon and the department of defense in the ukrainian health ministry. and they are asking why, if this is a medical facility, it would be with the department of defense. i personally do not know if that standard opt. you know, these are things that will have to be investigated going forward. but again, the russians attempting to so doubt and in the needle and countries pushing back hard. okay, that was our un correspondent, kristen salumi live for us in new york. let's just get a summary now of what's been happening in the last sort of 50 minutes to an hour. we've been watching a shed old un security council session in new york. russia has again raised allegations that the united states has biological warfare labs in ukraine. washington denies these claims describing them as part of a potential false flag operation by moscow. the session obviously comes as ukraine inches. it's 4th wake of war and we will cover all developments coming out of new york as they come to hand. but in the meantime, let's head back to ukraine n

are the only nonprofit, private nonprofit that is recognized by congress and approved by the department of defense to work alongside u.s. military personnel to provide assistance in support of their missions and in support of what the united states is trying to accomplish around the world. host: when you say you work alongside united states military and you're completely -- you're all veterans, so explain exactly what assistance do you bring to the united states military and to its mission. guest: i'll talk about what we're doing in ukraine right now, because i think that's the most timely thing. in coordination with both u.s. military and state department personnel, we are providing assistance that's needed by ukrainian says on the front lines, both regular soldiers, as well as civilian volunteers who have stepped up since the russian-launched war began. the assistance we're providing is to keep them safe, allow them to do their jobs, defending their country. that includes things like body armor, helmets, first aid kits, food, water, communications gear, you name it, everything that is in the ass

karlin that we believe that the way we work together is incredibly important both the department of defense and the department of state. i would also add on the state department side a lot of our funding is earmarked, and so we would look for additional flexibility particularly to be able to respond to situations exactly like we find our selves in in ukraine so that we can both help continue to support ukraine but also the eastern flank states including the baltics moving forward. thank you. >> mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you. gaetz is recognize minutes. >> saudi arabia is a country that still tolerates anti-semitic ma dross, they murder their critics, the saudi consulate in l.a. gave material support to hijackers who would saudi. we trained some of their pilots in my community in pensacola and one of the people we were training killed three of my constituents because he was radicalized by al qaeda. what comfort can i give my constituents that the department is doing everything possible in putting pressure on our partners to ensure they're doing everything possible so that the peop

there's a tremendous number of lessons learned, research and efforts at the department of defense thatcan be learned by domestic agencies like the department of homeland security and usda. i will say this, though, while the technology, i think, would be helpful and the coordination would be great, applying some of these technologies in the homeland is actually one of the biggest challenges. while basic research is part of the solution, when you apply these technologies to train stations and subway stations and crowded places in this country, it's very, very different in terms of the way it needs to work and, for example, you just can't have false alarms. that doesn't work. if you have to evacuate a subway station. so, it's a very technically complicated issue here in the homeland. i agree with you, the department of defense has a big role to play. >> thank you. with various agencies focused on separate pieces of our biosecurity initiatives and considering the broad coordination required for quick response to an emergency, do you believe that our federal workforce is prepared to prevent

s. department of defense. we have received documentation from employees of ukrainian biological laboratories concerning the urgent destruction on february 24th of highly dangerous pathogens of plague, anthrax til arrhythmia. cholera and other deadly diseases. on february 24th. from all this, i am joined live in the studio now by r t correspondent, paula slee, won't tell us what do we know? so bob, about this a legit, biological weapons program? what we've been hearing from the spokesperson for the russian ministry of defense saying that while they were conducting the operations in ukraine, they came across evidence that proves that there was a biological program being conducted in ukraine with the assistance of the american department of defense. now, among the evidence they found is a whole cache of documents that they currently reviewing and they are analyzing and will release in the near future. but what we understand amongst those documents is confirmation that these ukrainian bio chemical laboratories that

are now more than ever we need to pass legislation that time is past due for the department of defense veteran affairs to acknowledge these injuries as a direct result of armed conflict to the instrumentality of war. we are asking from the department of defense to honor these injuries with compassionate common sense and invitation to begin the healing process following the environmental hardships of war. serving in the united states marine in iraq suffering from intestinal ulcerations and he died in 2009. serving in the u.s. army was applied twice to iraq the doctor said he was later diagnosed with pneumonia and treated and sent home eventually he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis after a lung biopsy he was informed he had titanium, magnesium, iron and silica in his lungs he underwent two transplants and passed away this december at 50 years old. the environmental officer warned his supervisors about the health effects of the black fumes of burning of waste isaiah james deployed to iraq in afghanistan and then to say this now is a supplemental oxygen that it is my hope you not only

as well as those that represent departments outside of the department of defense in the countrieswhere these transactions are taking place, poland and others. >> thank you. i want to move on to cyber threats because obviously you've alluded to it, general van ovost and, of course, my colleagues as well but i want to turn to russian gray zone tactics. russia has squashed malicious cybertek to daschle one utilizing this information to falsely paint ukraine of course and i will cochair of the nazi regime. so general wolters i have a three-part question for you on russian hybrid warfare threats. first have russian cyber attacks compromise ukraine command-and-control? second, to have adequate a strategies are countering russia's information operations in eastern ukraine? and third, given that nato in 2014 declared that a cyber attack could lead to the invocation of article five, in your view what should be the threshold for a russian cyber attack that could lead to invoking article v? >> senator, the first question that has to dost with ukrainians a think both of us have seen in the pu

the department of defense does risk assessments. additional types of assessments. >> you have noted from the podium that putin has shown no signs of changing course. you also noted that there's significance consequences. even with this additional gear that you're providing, there's other options on the table. so why hold back? why not use every tool at your disposal now to spare additional lives? >> if you look at the range of tools that we used to date, we have implemented more economic sanctions that we have on any other economy in the world. you could compare it to iran or maybe north korea. russia is a much more significant economy, a larger economy. we're holding back in that sense. we have additional steps to take. banking system and the implementation of those sanctions happens institution by institution. there are additional individuals that can be sanctioned. we can have new targets. we can deepen the severity on existing targets, further eject russia from the international economic order and deny russia the capacity to mode

easy as you suspect it is and those are conversations that are happening and i point you to department of defense. reporter: making the lives of average russians miserable as opposed to putin? [indiscernible] jen: our view and the view of our global partners is that when a president like president putin launches a war of choice where he has brutally killing, injuring people in a sovereign country, there has to be consequences. those consequences are economic and significant. our target is not to hurt the russian people. it is to squeeze president putin and the leadership around him, but what the impact is certainly having a devastating impact on the russian economy and our view is that over the medium and long-term, that is not going to be sustainable for president putin and the team around him. reporter: the administration has talked about gas prices and speed up the transition to clean energy. gas prices have risen month over month since the president has been in office. is the feeling that 2030 when the president has set a goal to zero emissions? jen: i would say since president putin began hi

level, just among the civilians in guantanamo itself, they were getting pressure from the department of defense and they have these meetings. and in the meetings they screened the 2nd season of $24.00 and use that as a jumping off place to decide what tortures what methods they were going to propose to donald rumsfeld that they would use against the people they were holding in guantanamo. and they was very influential on the people that i worked with. i know that some of the techniques that people wanted to use they had should they had seen on television programs. for instance, i mentioned to you are leaders wanted us to mark and mark executions. and also using electricity, and these were things that they had seen on television this. i mean, no, no one trained us on that. that wasn't, that was simply from tell we're here in the united states, we have this picture of torture as something that is done by the lonely person, the lonely hero, the man who does it more in sorrow than in anger because he's absolutely forced to because so many lives depend on it, is willing to take the moral stain and t

department of energy as they work through response efforts of their own, as they work with our allies and partners, because we have experience running nuclear power plants in the department of defense, we are part of that effort providing some advice and counsel to the department of energy. let me take a moment, though this is not your question, to state the obvious about the dangers here and how this underscores the recklessness with which the russians have been perpetrating this unprovoked invasion and assault on ukraine and their sovereignty. attacking a nuclear power plant is exceedingly dangerous. it could have visited a lot more damage to the people of ukraine and perhaps even to neighboring countries. and we continue to call on russia to stop the invasion period, move their troops out, but short of that, to be more mindful of their obligations under international law and certainly with respect to humanitarian concerns about perpetrating violence anywhere near a nuclear power plant, which are not designed to withstand combat. peaceful nuclear power. i wanted to get that out. >> do you have any indications that there's any disruptions to power? one of the concerns is there is