The first one is to recognize that in the new environment, we have to give decision-makers as much time as possible to know that the missiles and torpedoes are coming toward us. Under the traditional MAD system, or mutual assured destruction, the American president had approximately 10 to 15 minutes to make the decision to basically launch his missiles against the Soviets and conceivably the Chinese. That has been cut down even shorter.
We need to put our emphasis on systems that will allow the decision-makers...which means, within the context of NORAD, the Prime Minister, of course, but the president, most importantly. That means the sensor systems that are now being talked about in terms of over-the-horizon radars and in terms of many of these other types of very advanced quantum calculations...whatever you want to call it, golden shield.... I know that some people see a political terminology in it, but the reality is that it represents those sensors that tell us a hypersonic is coming, tell the president he can respond, and if necessary—
