National Defence committee  That's a good question. The reason I expect to see an increase in defence spending—and I think we're already seeing it—is that, first of all, the overt Russian invasion has, to a degree, galvanized NATO and pushed a number of the countries closer to meeting their pledges to increase defence spending to address some of these deficiencies.

National Defence committee  I beg your pardon.

National Defence committee  No. I've been fascinated reading about some of that in the press. The investigation into how this took place is ongoing. I have no detailed knowledge of that investigation. I think there is a personal view on this. We have a lot of classified material, and perhaps a lot of connectivity, that may not be necessary.

National Defence committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for inviting me to comment on the war in Ukraine. As you may know, I am responding on short notice, so instead of a polished briefing, let me offer some brief informal remarks. These are based upon a series of essays I wrote for the RAND Corporation.