Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006
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S. HRG. 109–22, PT. 7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1042 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 7 STRATEGIC FORCES MARCH 16, APRIL 4, 7, 2005 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Part 7 STRATEGIC FORCES VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB S. HRG. 109–22, PT. 7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1042 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 7 STRATEGIC FORCES MARCH 16, APRIL 4, 7, 2005 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 21–108 PDF WASHINGTON : 2006 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CARL LEVIN, Michigan JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts PAT ROBERTS, Kansas ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine JACK REED, Rhode Island JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina MARK DAYTON, Minnesota ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina EVAN BAYH, Indiana JOHN CORNYN, Texas HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN THUNE, South Dakota JUDITH A. ANSLEY, Staff Director RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Democratic Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama, Chairman JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma BILL NELSON, Florida PAT ROBERTS, Kansas ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina JACK REED, Rhode Island JOHN CORNYN, Texas E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska JOHN THUNE, South Dakota MARK DAYTON, Minnesota (II) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMS MARCH 16, 2005 Page Teets, Hon. Peter B., Acting Secretary of the Air Force ...................................... 7 Cartwright, Gen. James E., USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command .............................................................................................................. 16 Lord, Gen. Lance W., USAF, Commander, United States Air Force Space Command .............................................................................................................. 33 Dodgen, LTG Larry J., USA, Commander, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command .................................................................................. 37 STRATEGIC FORCES AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES APRIL 4, 2005 Cartwright, Gen. James E., USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command .............................................................................................................. 85 Brooks, Hon. Linton F., Administrator, National Nuclear Security Adminis- tration, and Under Secretary of Energy ............................................................. 95 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS APRIL 7, 2005 Wynne, Hon. Michael W., Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics .................................................................................... 133 Cartwright, Gen. James E., USMC, Commander, United States Strategic Command .............................................................................................................. 137 Duma, David W., Acting Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Depart- ment of Defense .................................................................................................... 144 Obering, Lt. Gen. Henry A., III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency ........ 150 (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE POLICY AND PROGRAMS The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 3:04 p.m. in room SR–232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Jeff Sessions (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Committee members present: Senators Sessions, Inhofe, and Bill Nelson. Committee staff member present: Leah C. Brewer, nominations and hearings clerk. Majority staff members present: William C. Greenwalt, profes- sional staff member; Robert M. Soofer, professional staff member; and Kristine L. Svinicki, professional staff member. Minority staff member present: Madelyn R. Creedon, minority counsel. Staff assistants present: Andrew W. Florell and Catherine E. Sendak. Committee members’ assistants present: John A. Bonsell, assist- ant to Senator Inhofe; Bob Taylor and Matt Zabel, assistants to Senator Thune; and William K. Sutey, assistant to Senator Bill Nelson. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JEFF SESSIONS, CHAIRMAN Senator SESSIONS. Gentlemen, you may take your seats. The hearing will come to order. We meet today to receive testimony on military space programs and policies of the Department of Defense (DOD). I’m—Senator Nelson has not joined us yet. I expect him to join us. He’d be the ranking member on this subcommittee. I’m somewhat new to space issues. He has had a long-time interest in that, and he’ll be an ex- cellent participant in these discussions. I’m pleased to welcome today’s witnesses, who, collectively, rep- resent the views of the DOD on military space, policy, and pro- grams. (1) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:32 Jun 14, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\DOCS\21108.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB 2 Our first witness, the Honorable Peter B. Teets, Acting Secretary of the Air Force, holds a number of other job titles relevant to to- day’s hearing—a number, really—Under Secretary of the Air Force, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the DOD Executive Agent for Space. Mr. Secretary, I understand you may be leaving us before too long, and I want to take this moment to express my appreciation, and that of this Senate and this com- mittee, for your tremendous service to America, your commitment to this country. You’ve won respect across the aisle, you’ve won the respect of people throughout the DOD who care about these impor- tant issues. Thank you. Secretary TEETS. I thank you very much, Senator. That’s very kind of you to say, and I have enjoyed my association with this committee and with Congress. Thank you very much, sir. Senator SESSIONS. You’ve put America first, and you’ve always tried to do it the right way, and I believe you’ve achieved tremen- dous success at that. Our other witnesses include General James E. Cartwright, Com- mander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)—General Cartwright, good to to have you with us; General Lance Lord, Com- mander of Air Force Space Command; Lieutenant General Larry Dodgen, Commander of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Com- mand; and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Require- ments and Programs, Admiral Joseph Sestak, Jr. We’re delighted to have you here. I thank all of you for your service to our Nation in this important area of our Nation’s defense and for the commitment you’ve given to making our Nation unsurpassed in issues relating to space. It goes without saying that U.S. military space capabilities are, today, second to none. A lot of hard work, ingenuity, and national treasure has gone into obtaining this capability, and it has paid dividends in recent military conflicts. It is also fair to say that po- tential adversaries have come to realize the importance of space for the United States military and many of its allies. It is not unrea- sonable for us to assume that they will try to exploit our vulnerabilities in this area. During last year’s space hearing, this Subcommittee, under the leadership of Senator Allard, emphasized space acquisition and management issues. It was noted that the present generation of military space systems are being modernized in virtually every mission area: strategic missile