Recognizing that we do not have our own submarines in the Arctic and that there is the transversing done by other countries, including NATO countries, some of which is done by nuclear-powered submarines, in your opinion, for perhaps the patrolling of the Arctic waters for friendly purposes by our allies, do you see a requirement to have any deepwater ports along that coast capable of handling an emergency with radioactivity?
On November 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.