,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjba,mr4  
,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 
,bey]1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,huffman1  
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4         
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4
 ,fo/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,appropriations1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d ! life ( !
 ,m9uteman ,,iii & pause ! developm5t ( 
! new gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t       
program to r$uce imm$iate & long-t]m    
co/s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,commons5se ,balli/ic
 ,missiles ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,icbm     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,accord+ to !              
,congressional ,budget ,(fice1 !        
project$ co/ to su/a9 & mod]nize !      

,unit$ ,/ates nucle> ars5al1 z ( #bjag1 
is #a4b trillion 9 #bjag doll>s ov] !   
#bjag-bjdf p]iod3 m ?an #hjj billion to 
op]ate & su/a9 7t is1 increm5tally      
upgrade7 nucle> =ces & ab\t #djj billion
 to mod]nize !m4 ,) inflation1 ! co/    
rises to #a1gjj1jjj1jjj1jjj & does n    
include ! co/ ( ! additional nucle>     
capabilities propos$ 9 ! #bjah ,nucle>  
,po/ure ,review4  7#b7 ,! ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice f\nd 9 ,july #bjbj
 t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,national  
,nucle> ,security ,adm9i/ration h /ill n
 tak5 mean+ful /eps to address          
af=dability conc]ns or he$$ ! ,gov]nm5t 
,acc\ntability ,(fice's recomm5dation to
 consid] def]r+ ! />t ( or cancell+     
specific mod]nization programs1 includ+ 
! ,w#hg-a w>head modification program1  
to address increases 9 ! weapons        
activities budget reque/s ( ! ,national 
,nucle> ,security ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7  
,! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t program  
is expect$ to co/ betwe5 #ic1ajj1jjj1jjj
 & #ie1hjj1jjj1jjj :i* does n include ! 

co/ ( ! ,w#hg-a w>head modification     
program or ! co/ to produce new         
plutonium pits = ! w>head4 ,! total     
e/imat$ life cycle co/ ( ! gr\nd bas$   
/rategic det]r5t program is             
#bfd1jjj1jjj1jjj1 & ! program is int5d$ 
to replace #djj deploy$ ,m9uteman ,,iii 
missiles ) m ?an #fjj new missiles1 to  
all[ = te/ flights & sp>es4  7#d7 ,!    
,air ,=ce aw>d$ a sole-s\rce contract to
 ,nor?rop ,grumman = ! eng9e]+ &        
manufactur+ compon5t ( ! gr\nd-bas$     
/rategic det]r5t program 9 ,septemb]    
#bjbj1 rais+ conc]ns t ! abs5ce (       
competition = ! aw>d may result 9 high] 
?an project$ co/s to ,unit$ ,/ates      
taxpay]s4  7#e7 ,! ,national ,nucle>    
,security ,adm9i/ration is also 9 ! e>ly
 /ages ( develop+ a replacem5t          
int]cont95tal balli/ic missile w>head1 !
 ,w#hg-a1 & exp&+ plutonium pit         
production to build new w>head cores1   
co/+ at lea/ #ab1jjj1jjj1jjj &          
#i1jjj1jjj1jjj1 respectively1 to meet ! 
mod]nization ne$s ( ! gr\nd-bas$        

/rategic det]r5t program4  7#f7 ,ma9ta9+
 & updat+ ! curr5t ,m9uteman ,,iii      
missiles is possible = multiple decades 
&1 accord+ to ! ,congressional ,budget  
,(fice1 ?r\gh #bjcf ?is w\ld co/        
#cg1jjj1jjj1jjj less 9 #bjag doll>s ?an 
develop+ & deploy+ ! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic
 det]r5t program4  7#g7 ,on ,april #c1  
#bjai1 ,lieut5ant ,g5]al ,ri*>d ,m4     
,cl>k1 !n-,air ,=ce ,deputy ,*ief (     
,/aff = ,/rategic ,det]r5ce & ,nucle>   
,integration1 not$ 9 te/imony be=e !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives t we h "o m opportunity
 to conduct life ext5sion on ! ,m9uteman
 ,,iii int]cont95tal balli/ic missile1  
indicat+ ! te*nical feasibility ( ext5d+
 ! ,m9uteman ,,iii missile despite 8    
/at$ pref]5ce = ! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic   
det]r5t4  7#h7 ,ev5 9 ! abs5ce ( an     
int]cont95tal balli/ic missile leg ( !  
triad1 ! #bjah ,nucle> ,po/ure ,review  
signal$ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld h an     
assur$ retaliatory capability 9 ! =m (  
balli/ic missile subm>9es1 :i* are1 at  

pres5t1 virtually undetectable1 & !re   
are no kn[n1 ne>-t]m cr$ible ?reats to !
 survivability ( ! balli/ic missile     
subm>9e =ce1 a b5efit t w be enhanc$ z !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se moves to replace ! 
,ohio class balli/ic subm>9e fleet ) !  
new ,columbia class balli/ic missile    
fleet4  7#i7 ,:ile int]cont95tal        
balli/ic missiles _h hi/orically be5 !  
mo/ responsive leg ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
nucle> triad1 advances 9 balli/ic       
missile subm>9e communications n[       
provide imm$iate dissem9ation (         
in=mation dur+ w>time4  7#aj7           
,int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles _c be  
recall$1 leav+ decision-mak]s ) m]e     
m9utes to decide :e!r to laun* !        
missiles be=e !y are de/roy$1 kn[n z a  
po/ure ( laun* on w>n+ or laun* "u      
attack 9 ! face ( a p]ceiv$ nucle>      
attack1 greatly increas+ ! risk ( a     
national lead] initiat+ a nucle> w> by  
mi/ake4  7#aa7 ,9 #aihc1 ,/anislav      
,petrov1 a =m] lieut5ant colonel ( !    
,soviet ,air ,def5se ,=ces correctly    

id5tifi$ a false w>n+ 9 an e>ly w>n+    
sy/em t %[$ sev]al ,unit$ ,/ates incom+ 
nucle> missiles1 prev5t+ ,soviet lead]s 
f laun*+ a retaliatory response1 e>n+   
,colonel ,petrov ! nickname ! man :o    
sav$ ! _w4  7#ab7 ,=m] ,secret>y (      
,def5se ,william ,p]ry1 :o once brief$  
,presid5t ,bill ,cl9ton on a suspect$   
,russian fir/ nucle> /rike1 wrote t !   
gr\nd-bas$ leg ( ! nucle> triad is      
de/abiliz+ because x invites an attack &
 int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles are "s 
( ! mo/ dang]\s weapons 9 ! _w & c\ld   
ev5 trigg] an accid5tal nucle> w>4      
7#ac7 ,g5]al ,james ,c>twright1 =m] vice
 *air ( ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff & =m]    
,comm&] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategic     
,comm&1 wrote1 ) ,secret>y ,p]ry1 ,the  
greate/ dang] is n a ,russian bolt b a  
,,u blund]--t we might accid5tally      
/umble into nucle> w>4 ,z we make       
decisions ab\t :i* weapons to buy1 we   
%\ld use ?is simple rule3 ,if a nucle>  
weapon increases ! risk ( accid5tal w> &
 is n ne$$ to det] an int5tional attack1

 we %\ld n build x4 ''' ,c]ta9 nucle>   
weapons1 su* z ''' ! int]cont95tal      
balli/ic missile1 c>ry high] risks (    
accid5tal w> t1 =tunately1 we no long]  
ne$ to be>4 ,we are saf] )\t ^! exp5sive
 weapons1 & x w\ld be fooli% to replace 
!m44  7#ad7 ,g5]al ,george ,lee ,butl]1 
! =m] ,comm&]-9-,*ief ( ! ,/rategic ,air
 ,comm& & subsequ5tly ,comm&]-9-,*ief ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategic ,comm&1 said1 
,i w\ld h remov$ l&-bas$ missiles f our 
ars5al a long "t ago4 ,i'd be happy to  
put t mission on ! subm>9es4 ,s1 ) a    
significant fraction ( bomb]s hav+ a    
nucle> weapons capability t c be re/or$ 
to al]t v quickly1 & ) ev5 a small      
compon5t ( ,trid5t subm>9es--) all ^?   
missiles & all ^? w>heads on patrol--x's
 h>d to imag9e we c\ldn't get by44      
7#ae7 ,:ile a sudd5 bolt f ! blue fir/  
/rike f a ne>-pe] nucle> adv]s>y is a   
highly unlikely sc5>io1 ext5d+ !        
,m9uteman ,,iii w\ld ma9ta9 ! purport$  
role ( ! int]cont95tal balli/ic missile 
leg ( ! triad to absorb su* an attack4  

#c4 ,/atem5t ( policy on s]vice life (  
,m9uteman ,,iii int]cont95tal balli/ic  
missiles & pause 9 developm5t (         
gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t program ,x  
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t-- 7#a7 !
 op]ational life ( ! ,m9uteman ,,iii    
int]cont95tal balli/ic missiles c be    
safely ext5d$ until at lea/ #bjdj2 &    
7#b7 ! rese>*1 developm5t1 te/+1 &      
evaluation ( ! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic      
det]r5t program c be paus$ until #bjca4 
#d4 ,prohibition on use ( funds = gr\nd 
bas$ /rategic det]r5t program & ,w#hg-a 
w>head modification program  7a7        
,prohibition ,none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ or o!rwise made         
available = any ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb     
?r\gh #bjca may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = 
! gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t program   
7includ+ ) respect to support+          
infra/ructure7 or ! ,w#hg-a w>head      
modification program1 & su* funds       
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ! ,w#hg-a  
w>head modification program t are       
unobligat$ z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act may n be transf]r$ or reprogramm$4
  7b7 ,transf] ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
%all transf] ! am\nts made available = !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = ! rese>*1        
developm5t1 te/+1 & evaluation ( !      
gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t program t   
are unobligat$ z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce =
 su* purposes z ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air    
,=ce det]m9es appropriate4 ,am\nts s    
transf]r$ %all be m]g$ ) & be available 
= ! same purposes z ! am\nts to :i*     
transf]r$4  #e4 ,life ext5sion (        
,m9uteman ,,iii int]cont95tal balli/ic  
missiles  7a7 ,life ext5sion program    
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all c>ry out a life ext5sion   
program ( ,m9uteman ,,iii int]cont95tal 
balli/ic missiles to ext5d ! life ( su* 
missiles to #bjdj4  7b7 ,elem5ts (      
program ,9 c>ry+ out ! life ext5sion    
program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! program w 
incorporate new & necess>y te*nologies t

 c\ld also be incorporat$ 9 ! future    
gr\nd-bas$ /rategic det]r5t program1    
includ+ ) respect to te*nologies t--    
7,a7 increase ! resili5ce aga9/ adv]s>y 
missile def5ses2 &  7,b7 incorporate new
 nucle> comm&1 control1 & communications
 sy/ems4  7#b7 ,! program w use         
nonde/ructive te/+ me?ods & te*nologies 
simil> to ! te/+ me?ods us$ by ! ,navy =
 ,trid5t ,,ii ,d#e subm>9e laun*$       
balli/ic missiles to r$uce de/ructive   
te/+4