the rok navy maintains a robust patrol capability every day. and some of the things we look at with them is, obviously, our inner operablity with the u.s. 7 fleet that supports me out of japan. and for the japanese defense forces, i don't have any purview over those forces other than working through admiral scott swift who is the 7 complete commander. but he's got a very good relationship with the japanese. as well as the rok. >> general, can you tell us what needs do u.s. and rok forces have in the area of ground attack and air assault equipment there to support our men and women that serve there? and also, where are we in relation to manning requirements, training and equipment requirements there in the region and especially looking at their being a cap of 28,500 u.s. forces there in the republic of south korea. where does that, in relation to our needs and especially in the area of aviation. i wanted to get your thought on where we are there with those equipment needs and where we may be adequate or where we may be falling short. >> congress

troops and rok. so keep doing a good job. i enjoyed seeing you and hopefully i've already made it aware to chairman whitman i'd like to go on another paycom trip. it's of grave importance and i think that's -- it's important we gather as much information as possible and come back better prepared for hearings just like this. thank you all both. i yield back. >> thank you. ms. hokel? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i, just like my colleague, i'm a little disadvantaged. i just came from a mark-up in homeland security. i don't know what went on before me but i think the question i had has been addressed. i was concerned about the overall cost of the realignment of the forces in south korea and how much is being funded by the republic of korea. what are we talking about here? i don't need raw numbers today. i would like them in the future. what is their shared responsibility for it and what kind of numbers does that equate to? first off on yongsan relocation, the rok government is paying for that. there will be some ancillary costs as

nuclear armed and npt nuclear weapons state in russia, another one in china and then, of course, the rok and japan, both of which are covered by treaties and nuclear umbrella by the united states. it's different from that. it's also different from india. when the indians set off their nuclear device that mem a lot ble monday morning in of us had is it's only a matter of days. i think it ended up being 12 days before the pakistanis did it. we knew that was going to happen. if you're talking about iran, it's a longer have started talk in different ways ability their own options here. the uae has come up. saudi arabia has come up. 14 months ago we probably would have put egypt on the list and we may some months from now want to keep egypt on the list of other countries in the region. and then it's kind of jenny bar the door as far as the global proliferation regime. >> i'm from the international law institute. my question is russia on the list? is the interest of russia in iran part of the equation? >> you were looking at me when you asked. of courses russia is an important fact tor and has

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. >> rok. >> right. but part of him is also... he felt that his business partner had already been arrested and he felt like he couldn't abandon him. his other business partner was arguing for them to stay out of the country they took... you don't negotiate with bandits, you get out and try to get your friend out. that was not khodorkovsky's position. to him he holds to a code of honor that only he holds to but he felt he needed to go to jail. >> rose: will he die in prison? >> if putin stays in power he die in prison. >> rose: so you're optimistic, though? >> i am optimistic. everything he said, this book "man without a face" i assume that's because of the whole k.g.b. notion of house of mirrors and nobody knows anything. >> right. and putin is unique among modern politicians in having had no public record. no public history before becoming head of state. he got to write his own story. kind of a scary story. he read the autobiography of a street thug. all he wanted people to know about him was that he was aggressive, had trouble c

which is hemmed in by nuclear-armed, nuclear weapons state in russia, another in china, and then the rok and japan, which is covered by treaties and the nuclear umbrella by the united states. it is also different from india. the indians set off their nuclear device and there was a sinking feeling that it is only a matter of days --- it was 12 days before the pakistanis did it. it you're talking about iran, is a different list. the uae has come up. we made some months keep egypt on the list of countries in the region. then it is bar the door. >> i'm from the international law institute. is russia on a list? the interest of russia in iran part of the equation? >> you're looking at me when you asked by my colleagues -- of course russia is an important factor and has been on the solution end of the spectrum. the russians do not want iran to be a nuclear weapons state, for all kinds of reasons. that enhanced or fueled iran's capability to make trouble in various parts of the muslim regions of the russian federation. they would be more of a danger. their behavior has not been helpful. i think

. >> i am sure this issue will -- she is meeting with the rok ambassador? >> yes. >> i'm sure this issue will,. >> -- will come up. >> are you in touch with china? when you have new leadership and there's hope that things will change in north korea, what happened? >> i think we have already spoken to the chinese and we will continue to work with them. they are the chair of the six- party talks. so they have a particular relationship with the dprk and quite a bit of influence. i can remember your second question. >> this new leadership, you hoped things would change -- >> what is going on, as i think we mentioned with talking on our side, it is always a matter of having to test assumptions with the north koreans. clearly, that has not changed. >> i am sorry if this sounds redundant, but given the significance of this missile launch issue, how would you describe the status of the february 29 agreements? >> i think i have spoken to that already. all the partners now are trying to encourage the dprk not to do this. they have not done it yet. they have said they