The mission we are discussing in this hearing is increasingly important. It represents the backstop against our worst day, even as the threat is growing in scope, importance and urgency. The Chinese Communist Party's ICBM fleet continues to exceed US intelligence estimates. and they have deployed several hypersonic weapons that can carry nuclear weapons warheads. Russia has developed a treaty violating space based nuclear weapon that would destroy nearly all the satellites we rely on for GPS and communications every day. (04:06–04:12)
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Asserts that China's ICBM fleet surpasses US intelligence estimates.
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