I don't mean to cut you off but I do have other questions.
I've looked in vain for the NATO statement of that target, in fact, by agreement, and I haven't found it. There are some countries, like Greece, for example, that expend more than 2% but that may be more a function of their GDP than their commitment to defence.
I want to go straight to the topic of BMD. You seem to be a public proponent of that in various places, including the Senate and again this morning. From a strategic point of view, are you seriously suggesting that Korea is not a superpower, that even Russia is not a superpower, and that it's likely the Americans would let the Koreans get to a point where there was a clear and present threat from a capable enemy that is saying they're going to do this and wait to play catch-up? Is that really serious? I find it hard to believe.
We've seen what happened when Iran was acting up with the Stuxnet move, and the suggestion of the Israelis taking out nuclear facilities when there was a clear and present threat.
Do you really think that Korea is a serious threat to North America?