. >>> >>> now this week in defense news with vago muradian. >> good morning. i'm vago muradian. is the security clearance the key to prospering in a bumpy u.s. economy. >>> we went up to capitol hill this week to talk to gene taylor, mississippi democrat. when it comes to ship building taylor is one of the most powerful men in washington who represents a shipyard. he advocates nuclear power and i asked him why he thinks that is a good idea. >> all a[inaudible] hubble's theory if not perfect is close to the fact that probably half of all of the -- half of all of the oil that is going to be found has been found. we did that in a short amount of time. now it will be a fight over the half that is left, that the price can only go up and the availability can only go down. one way around that is to where we can avoid petroleum-based fuels for our ships and we know we can do that with nuclear power. we've done it safely for decades with our nuclear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. a cruiser will use about 10 million gallons per shipper year. so over the 30-year life of that shi

i'm vago muradian. how can the u.s. military enjoy the benefits of social media but also ensure the safety of its computer network? and we'll look at how a remarkable new book is teaching junior officers the vital complexities of counterinsurgency warfare. >>> first, few tools proven better to society in general than cyberspace. modern networks handle intelligence, operate unmanned vehicles and more. they also constitute an enormous vulnerability, coming under attacks daily from foreign governments, criminals, terrorists and private individuals. our next guest says there needs to be sweeping change that includes new international laws and redefine roles for government, industry and the public. he was once the chief information officer for the intelligence community and now the vice president and general manager of cyber and information assurance for the harris corporation. dale, welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> you have a very different view as to what the problem is. you're saying it's not really a security proble

>>> now, this week in defense with vago muradian. >> good morning and welcome to this week in defense. the obama administration wants to reform export controls on weapons and technology. we'll talk to an expert. the army bet all its marble on a modernization program. a combat system. but now fcs is no more. unmanned aircraft, robots, gates wants the army to develop a clearer plan for the future vehicles it needs and how they will be different from the one army is buying for iraq and afghanistan. at the same time the army is continue to go rabidly introduce new soldier level equipment from small arms to body arm more and ground vehicles. here with me to discuss this is lieutenant steven speaks. general, welcome back to the show. >> it is an honor to be here. >> let's start with what was fcs. on the vehicles secretary gates had them stripped down because he was concerned that the smaller lighter more agile vehicle might not as well suited for an i.e.d. future. what kind of vehicles is the army leaning toward developing for the future? >> i'd like to focus on the importance of what he to