1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:02,440 mm hmm . 2 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:09,360 Mike , do we have a list ? Right , 3 00:00:17,540 --> 00:00:20,660 thank you . Okay . Just a couple of 4 00:00:20,660 --> 00:00:22,716 things at the top and then we'll get 5 00:00:22,716 --> 00:00:25,760 right at it . If I can get this to work . 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,430 There we go . Ah Last night I think you 7 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,319 saw that the Biden administration 8 00:00:32,319 --> 00:00:34,430 authorized an additional presidential 9 00:00:34,430 --> 00:00:36,600 drawdown of security assistance valued 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,450 at up to an additional $100 million . 11 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:41,170 This $100 million 12 00:00:41,170 --> 00:00:59,460 Homeland . 13 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:01,780 This will be the 6th drawdown of 14 00:01:01,780 --> 00:01:04,490 equipment From D . O . D . inventories 15 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:07,160 for Ukraine since August of 2021 . 16 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,529 Combined with the $300 million in 17 00:01:09,529 --> 00:01:11,362 military assistance that we just 18 00:01:11,362 --> 00:01:13,418 announced on the first of april this 19 00:01:13,418 --> 00:01:15,529 will bring the total U . S . Security 20 00:01:15,529 --> 00:01:17,529 assistance commitment to Ukraine to 21 00:01:17,529 --> 00:01:19,362 more than $1.7 billion since the 22 00:01:19,362 --> 00:01:21,730 beginning , Just the beginning Of the 23 00:01:21,740 --> 00:01:25,250 Russian invasion on 24 February . There 24 00:01:25,250 --> 00:01:27,472 was another billion on top of that , as 25 00:01:27,472 --> 00:01:29,583 you will know at the beginning of the 26 00:01:29,583 --> 00:01:31,639 Biden administration . And then more 27 00:01:31,639 --> 00:01:34,920 than 4.5 billion since 2014 . The 28 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,142 United States along with our allies and 29 00:01:37,142 --> 00:01:39,309 partners will continue to work closely 30 00:01:39,309 --> 00:01:41,531 with our Ukrainian partners to evaluate 31 00:01:41,531 --> 00:01:43,642 their specific requirements to ensure 32 00:01:43,642 --> 00:01:45,864 that our assistance meets their highest 33 00:01:45,864 --> 00:01:47,976 priority needs as again they continue 34 00:01:47,976 --> 00:01:50,142 to courageously defend their country . 35 00:01:50,142 --> 00:01:52,364 Now , just a programming note , as many 36 00:01:52,364 --> 00:01:54,198 of you know , from an army press 37 00:01:54,198 --> 00:01:56,420 release that went out yesterday , but I 38 00:01:56,420 --> 00:01:58,698 did want to mention it from the podium . 39 00:01:58,698 --> 00:02:00,864 The D . O . D . Warrior Games has been 40 00:02:00,864 --> 00:02:02,976 scheduled for the 19th to the 28th of 41 00:02:02,976 --> 00:02:05,370 august at Disney's ESPN wide world of 42 00:02:05,370 --> 00:02:07,950 sports in Orlando . The Games , I think 43 00:02:07,950 --> 00:02:10,117 you all were tracking for the past two 44 00:02:10,117 --> 00:02:12,117 years had to be canceled because of 45 00:02:12,117 --> 00:02:14,228 Covid . This is all about celebrating 46 00:02:14,228 --> 00:02:16,283 the resiliency and the dedication of 47 00:02:16,283 --> 00:02:18,339 our wounded , ill and injured active 48 00:02:18,339 --> 00:02:20,339 duty and veteran U . S . And allied 49 00:02:20,339 --> 00:02:22,561 service members were very excited to be 50 00:02:22,561 --> 00:02:24,561 able to get the games back and play 51 00:02:24,561 --> 00:02:26,617 again at the end of the summer . And 52 00:02:26,617 --> 00:02:28,728 we're looking forward to seeing these 53 00:02:28,728 --> 00:02:30,839 these warriors compete . So that will 54 00:02:30,839 --> 00:02:34,520 go with questions on the subject of U . 55 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,900 S . Security assistance for Ukraine . I 56 00:02:37,910 --> 00:02:40,132 think the secretary mentioned destroyed 57 00:02:40,132 --> 00:02:41,799 during his testimony that the 58 00:02:41,799 --> 00:02:43,854 Ukrainians are going to get Both the 59 00:02:43,854 --> 00:02:46,077 300 and 600 versions of the switchblade 60 00:02:46,077 --> 00:02:48,021 drones . And I'm wondering you say 61 00:02:48,021 --> 00:02:50,188 whether either or both of those are in 62 00:02:50,188 --> 00:02:52,243 production or is this something that 63 00:02:52,243 --> 00:02:54,243 has to be ? I mean by that ? What I 64 00:02:54,243 --> 00:02:56,466 meant was are they in stockpiles or are 65 00:02:56,466 --> 00:02:58,521 they available or do they have to be 66 00:02:58,521 --> 00:03:00,688 ordered ? And also what about training 67 00:03:00,688 --> 00:03:02,854 on that kind of a government does that 68 00:03:02,854 --> 00:03:05,021 require ? So we've already sent in 100 69 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,430 the switchblade U . A . V . S . That 70 00:03:09,430 --> 00:03:11,640 were already in our stocks . We sent 71 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:14,160 them in from those stocks . 72 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,384 I don't know where they are in the 73 00:03:17,384 --> 00:03:19,218 transshipment process , but they 74 00:03:19,218 --> 00:03:22,520 arrived over the earlier , earlier this 75 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,600 week . Um , So they'll be getting into 76 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,767 Ukraine quickly if they aren't already 77 00:03:27,767 --> 00:03:30,360 there . That's the that's the 100 that 78 00:03:30,740 --> 00:03:33,230 President biden announced a couple of 79 00:03:33,230 --> 00:03:36,080 weeks ago , we're in discussions with 80 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,940 the Ukrainians about uh future usage 81 00:03:38,950 --> 00:03:42,320 usages of uh switchblade drones . And 82 00:03:42,330 --> 00:03:44,441 and of course we'll keep that , we'll 83 00:03:44,441 --> 00:03:46,552 keep that option open going forward . 84 00:03:46,552 --> 00:03:49,800 Um , I'd rather not get into specifics 85 00:03:49,810 --> 00:03:51,866 about each shipment in terms of what 86 00:03:51,866 --> 00:03:54,850 variant of the switchblade , but but 87 00:03:54,850 --> 00:03:57,072 we're going to keep talking to them and 88 00:03:57,072 --> 00:03:58,961 working with and helping them get 89 00:03:58,961 --> 00:04:01,183 additional ones if they need it . Now . 90 00:04:01,183 --> 00:04:02,850 This is not a system that the 91 00:04:02,850 --> 00:04:05,017 Ukrainians uh typically use . So there 92 00:04:05,017 --> 00:04:07,183 is going to need to be a little bit of 93 00:04:07,183 --> 00:04:09,183 training . It is not a very complex 94 00:04:09,183 --> 00:04:11,239 system . It doesn't require a lot of 95 00:04:11,239 --> 00:04:13,406 training . Uh , an individual could be 96 00:04:13,406 --> 00:04:15,350 suitably trained on how to use the 97 00:04:15,350 --> 00:04:17,517 switchblade drone in about two days or 98 00:04:17,517 --> 00:04:21,210 so . So when you heard the 99 00:04:21,220 --> 00:04:23,109 secretary and the chairman talked 100 00:04:23,109 --> 00:04:25,880 yesterday about some training that was 101 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,870 being done for Ukrainian military 102 00:04:27,870 --> 00:04:29,648 members , that's what they were 103 00:04:29,648 --> 00:04:31,870 referring to . They were referring to a 104 00:04:31,870 --> 00:04:33,870 very small number of Ukrainian uh , 105 00:04:33,870 --> 00:04:36,092 soldiers who were already in the United 106 00:04:36,092 --> 00:04:38,037 States and had been since the fall 107 00:04:38,037 --> 00:04:40,270 since well before the invasion for 108 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,190 military educational purposes , 109 00:04:42,190 --> 00:04:44,301 professional military training . Uh , 110 00:04:44,301 --> 00:04:46,850 and we took the opportunity to having 111 00:04:46,850 --> 00:04:49,440 them still in the country to give them 112 00:04:49,450 --> 00:04:51,680 a couple of days worth of training on 113 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,791 the switch blades so that they can go 114 00:04:53,791 --> 00:04:55,902 back and they will be going back soon 115 00:04:55,902 --> 00:04:57,902 back home , uh , to , to , to train 116 00:04:57,902 --> 00:05:00,069 others in the Ukrainian military . And 117 00:05:00,069 --> 00:05:02,236 we'll look at that , that doesn't have 118 00:05:02,236 --> 00:05:04,513 to be the , the end all of it . I mean , 119 00:05:04,513 --> 00:05:06,124 we'll look at other suitable 120 00:05:06,124 --> 00:05:08,347 opportunities if needed to , to provide 121 00:05:08,347 --> 00:05:10,458 more training on the switch blades if 122 00:05:10,458 --> 00:05:12,569 it's necessary . But that's what they 123 00:05:12,569 --> 00:05:14,736 were referring to yesterday . So there 124 00:05:14,736 --> 00:05:16,791 is , this is , this is , you see the 125 00:05:16,791 --> 00:05:19,013 version in , in full production so that 126 00:05:19,013 --> 00:05:21,236 you could readily supplied additional . 127 00:05:21,236 --> 00:05:23,458 Well , I can't , I'm not going to speak 128 00:05:23,458 --> 00:05:25,236 for the , the manufacturers . I 129 00:05:25,236 --> 00:05:27,236 understand that they are capable of 130 00:05:27,236 --> 00:05:29,402 manufacturing both of these versions . 131 00:05:29,402 --> 00:05:31,569 And just to be clear , one version has 132 00:05:31,569 --> 00:05:33,770 a bigger warhead than the other and 133 00:05:33,780 --> 00:05:36,280 potentially penetrating capabilities 134 00:05:36,280 --> 00:05:39,670 for , say , armor targets . Um , I 135 00:05:39,670 --> 00:05:41,892 won't speak for the manufacturer . What 136 00:05:41,892 --> 00:05:43,559 their production line is . My 137 00:05:43,559 --> 00:05:43,370 understanding is that that production 138 00:05:43,370 --> 00:05:45,259 line is open . They're capable of 139 00:05:45,259 --> 00:05:47,314 producing these . Um , again , we're 140 00:05:47,314 --> 00:05:49,370 not going to get into specifics on a 141 00:05:49,370 --> 00:05:51,203 day to day basis of exactly what 142 00:05:51,203 --> 00:05:53,370 variant is going in on any given day , 143 00:05:53,370 --> 00:05:56,290 but , but it is a useful a battlefield 144 00:05:56,290 --> 00:05:58,560 system . We're going to do what we do 145 00:05:58,570 --> 00:06:00,710 everything we can , to , to , to make 146 00:06:00,710 --> 00:06:02,932 sure that they know how to use them and 147 00:06:02,932 --> 00:06:05,154 that they can continue to , to get into 148 00:06:05,154 --> 00:06:07,321 the country right now . 100 have flown 149 00:06:07,321 --> 00:06:09,432 have flowed in and we'll see where it 150 00:06:09,432 --> 00:06:11,099 goes from there . John you're 151 00:06:11,099 --> 00:06:13,099 confirming that the 600 version has 152 00:06:13,099 --> 00:06:15,210 been authorized in is either en route 153 00:06:15,210 --> 00:06:17,210 or soon will be . No , I have not . 154 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:19,432 What I've said is I'm not going to talk 155 00:06:19,432 --> 00:06:21,543 about the specific variant of it . It 156 00:06:21,543 --> 00:06:23,877 is . Uh , but , but if you're asking me , 157 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,060 Can I rule out that the 600 version , 158 00:06:27,060 --> 00:06:29,282 the heavier warhead version will not be 159 00:06:29,282 --> 00:06:31,338 used or won't be sent ? No , I'm not 160 00:06:31,338 --> 00:06:33,449 going to rule that out . And in terms 161 00:06:33,449 --> 00:06:35,338 of javelins , the $100 million in 162 00:06:35,338 --> 00:06:37,171 javelins , Tony Blinken over the 163 00:06:37,171 --> 00:06:39,227 weekend had said that the Ukrainians 164 00:06:39,227 --> 00:06:42,000 had received 10 times the number of 165 00:06:42,010 --> 00:06:44,290 javelins to the amount of tanks Russian 166 00:06:44,290 --> 00:06:46,450 tanks in the country . Um , he said 167 00:06:46,450 --> 00:06:48,561 that on one of the Sunday shows , why 168 00:06:48,561 --> 00:06:50,506 do they need so many more javelins 169 00:06:50,506 --> 00:06:52,394 right now ? And I'm just a little 170 00:06:52,394 --> 00:06:54,617 confused about that . Well , I mean you 171 00:06:54,617 --> 00:06:57,670 don't just send a system in based on , 172 00:06:58,910 --> 00:07:01,870 on one potential target . It is an anti 173 00:07:01,870 --> 00:07:05,180 armor uh , design . It's a missile 174 00:07:05,180 --> 00:07:07,730 designed for anti armor use for those 175 00:07:07,730 --> 00:07:09,897 kinds of targets , but it doesn't mean 176 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:12,008 you have to exclusively use it to hit 177 00:07:12,008 --> 00:07:14,420 tanks . Um , it can be used on , on 178 00:07:14,420 --> 00:07:16,642 other vehicles as well . And even fixed 179 00:07:16,642 --> 00:07:18,642 targets if need be . Um , and there 180 00:07:18,642 --> 00:07:20,864 have been thousands of javelins that we 181 00:07:20,864 --> 00:07:23,180 have provided to Ukraine and we know 182 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:25,236 they're using them . You can see the 183 00:07:25,236 --> 00:07:27,402 evidence for yourself when you look at 184 00:07:27,402 --> 00:07:29,513 the videos and the images on on tv of 185 00:07:29,513 --> 00:07:31,513 these burnt out tanks and burnt out 186 00:07:31,513 --> 00:07:34,100 trucks and armored personnel carriers . 187 00:07:34,110 --> 00:07:37,070 Um , You can see the work of the 188 00:07:37,070 --> 00:07:39,860 javelin right there . Um , so we're not , 189 00:07:39,870 --> 00:07:42,070 you don't you don't count 1-1 because 190 00:07:42,070 --> 00:07:44,237 they're not being used in that in that 191 00:07:44,237 --> 00:07:47,330 capacity . Yeah , Thank you Donna . I 192 00:07:47,340 --> 00:07:49,890 have two occasions on south and north 193 00:07:49,890 --> 00:07:52,250 Korea . I hope you can answer this . 194 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:55,596 It's kind of a crapshoot every day . 195 00:07:57,130 --> 00:07:59,710 And so you know that there are signs 196 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,510 that North Korea's nuclear and I C . B . 197 00:08:03,510 --> 00:08:07,410 M . Test ranch is imminent . And 198 00:08:07,410 --> 00:08:09,410 then those korean leader , kim jong 199 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:13,160 un's sister threatened that North 200 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,080 Korea would use nuclear force if the 201 00:08:17,090 --> 00:08:20,250 two koreas had military 202 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:23,530 confrontations . How do you 203 00:08:23,540 --> 00:08:26,350 analyze ? Yeah . Yes 204 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:30,820 threat . Well , I'm not gonna get into 205 00:08:30,820 --> 00:08:34,560 a public back and forth with the north 206 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:37,730 Koreans and their threats on the use of 207 00:08:37,740 --> 00:08:39,907 ballistic missiles . I will just say a 208 00:08:39,907 --> 00:08:42,073 couple of things we know that they are 209 00:08:42,073 --> 00:08:43,907 continuing to try to advance and 210 00:08:43,907 --> 00:08:46,240 improve their ballistic missile program . 211 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,407 Um and with each test , whether it's a 212 00:08:48,407 --> 00:08:50,629 failure or not , they learn from that . 213 00:08:50,629 --> 00:08:52,796 And that's troubling . Number two , we 214 00:08:52,796 --> 00:08:55,350 have been nothing but clear about our 215 00:08:55,350 --> 00:08:57,460 concerns about this program , about 216 00:08:57,460 --> 00:08:59,516 condemning these launches . They are 217 00:08:59,516 --> 00:09:02,150 violations of existing U . N . Security 218 00:09:02,150 --> 00:09:05,360 Council resolutions . And we want the 219 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:07,592 rest of the international community and 220 00:09:07,592 --> 00:09:09,814 most of them do to put exactly the same 221 00:09:09,814 --> 00:09:11,926 kind of pressure on the north that we 222 00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:13,981 are and number three and this is not 223 00:09:13,981 --> 00:09:16,203 unimportant is that we continue to make 224 00:09:16,203 --> 00:09:15,970 it clear that we will be willing to sit 225 00:09:15,970 --> 00:09:17,637 down with North Korea without 226 00:09:17,637 --> 00:09:20,100 preconditions uh to talk in good faith 227 00:09:20,110 --> 00:09:22,170 uh to find a diplomatic path forward 228 00:09:22,170 --> 00:09:24,990 here to reach a better outcome for 229 00:09:24,990 --> 00:09:27,323 security and stability on the peninsula . 230 00:09:27,323 --> 00:09:29,323 And thus far the north Koreans have 231 00:09:29,323 --> 00:09:31,379 shown no interest in that . So we're 232 00:09:31,379 --> 00:09:33,212 going to continue to work on our 233 00:09:33,212 --> 00:09:35,323 capabilities inside the alliance with 234 00:09:35,323 --> 00:09:37,434 they are OK , we're going to continue 235 00:09:37,434 --> 00:09:39,601 to make sure that we're doing our part 236 00:09:39,601 --> 00:09:41,490 to uh to to make sure we have the 237 00:09:41,490 --> 00:09:43,490 capabilities on the peninsula to to 238 00:09:43,490 --> 00:09:45,546 preserve a sense of security there . 239 00:09:45,546 --> 00:09:47,470 South Korea does not have nuclear 240 00:09:47,470 --> 00:09:50,150 weapons but North Korea has nuclear 241 00:09:50,150 --> 00:09:53,620 weapons . Have you considered deploying 242 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,990 U . S . Tactical nuclear weapons in 243 00:09:56,990 --> 00:10:00,200 South Korea for the I'm not going to 244 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,090 talk about nice try . I'm not 245 00:10:04,090 --> 00:10:06,480 gonna get into talking about , I'm just 246 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,369 not gonna I'm not gonna engage in 247 00:10:08,369 --> 00:10:10,480 hypotheticals like that jenny . And I 248 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,702 think you know , why are our our job is 249 00:10:12,702 --> 00:10:14,924 to make sure that we're contributing to 250 00:10:14,924 --> 00:10:16,924 the alliance in meaningful tangible 251 00:10:16,924 --> 00:10:19,036 ways to the security of the peninsula 252 00:10:19,036 --> 00:10:21,091 and two other allies in the region . 253 00:10:21,091 --> 00:10:23,147 And we look at our posture every day 254 00:10:23,147 --> 00:10:25,202 with that in mind . And and we're in 255 00:10:25,202 --> 00:10:27,147 constant consultation with our rok 256 00:10:27,147 --> 00:10:30,330 allies , David Colombia , I'm sorry for 257 00:10:30,330 --> 00:10:33,660 your loss and I have some that so so 258 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,790 April 15 will be the 110th 259 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,520 anniversary of the birth of North 260 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,631 Korea's founder , Kim Il Sung and and 261 00:10:42,631 --> 00:10:44,909 South Korea and the US will reach them . 262 00:10:44,909 --> 00:10:47,076 It's the largest scale field exercises 263 00:10:47,076 --> 00:10:50,550 from April 18 . All these combined that 264 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:52,840 it is very likely that North Korea will 265 00:10:52,850 --> 00:10:55,190 do something more provocative . This 266 00:10:55,190 --> 00:10:57,301 must do you have any plans or can you 267 00:10:57,301 --> 00:10:59,980 share any measures that will enhance 268 00:10:59,990 --> 00:11:03,660 military readiness in peninsula dismiss ? 269 00:11:03,660 --> 00:11:06,440 And and my second question is so South 270 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,200 Korea's not only elected president 271 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,200 elected in single sent a delegation 272 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,089 policy coordination delegation to 273 00:11:13,089 --> 00:11:15,410 Washington D . C . And I know they met 274 00:11:15,420 --> 00:11:17,642 with Secretary Austin yesterday and the 275 00:11:17,642 --> 00:11:19,698 head of delegation told South korean 276 00:11:19,698 --> 00:11:21,531 reporters that he will discuss a 277 00:11:21,531 --> 00:11:24,230 deployment of U . S . Strategy assets 278 00:11:24,230 --> 00:11:27,080 and maybe a resumption of military 279 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,802 drills in the peninsula . What 280 00:11:28,802 --> 00:11:31,024 secretary needs ? So can you share some 281 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,247 of the content of the meeting or do you 282 00:11:33,247 --> 00:11:36,170 have any plans to release ? I think the 283 00:11:36,170 --> 00:11:38,337 answer to both your questions is we're 284 00:11:38,337 --> 00:11:40,281 going to continue to work with our 285 00:11:40,281 --> 00:11:43,760 South korean allies on making sure that 286 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,982 our capabilities are appropriate to the 287 00:11:45,982 --> 00:11:48,204 threat ? The threat that's continued to 288 00:11:48,204 --> 00:11:50,427 be posed by by North Korea and by their 289 00:11:50,427 --> 00:11:52,538 advancing ballistic missile program . 290 00:11:52,538 --> 00:11:54,760 We're not going to detail all that from 291 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:54,600 the podium . But we're constantly 292 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,267 looking at what the readiness 293 00:11:56,267 --> 00:11:58,100 requirements are , that's why we 294 00:11:58,100 --> 00:12:00,433 constantly consult with our okay allies . 295 00:12:00,433 --> 00:12:03,660 Okay , David . So before uh 296 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:05,862 yesterday , when the secretary 297 00:12:05,862 --> 00:12:07,910 testified about the training on the 298 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,590 switch places , your response has 299 00:12:11,590 --> 00:12:14,150 always been , we're focused on 300 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,650 providing Ukraine with the weapons they 301 00:12:17,650 --> 00:12:20,760 can use now . So now you've 302 00:12:21,410 --> 00:12:24,450 maybe opportunities opportunistically 303 00:12:24,460 --> 00:12:28,460 taking advantage of a chance to train 304 00:12:28,940 --> 00:12:32,820 Ukrainians on an american system . Do 305 00:12:32,820 --> 00:12:36,460 you have plans to train 306 00:12:37,140 --> 00:12:39,360 Ukrainians on other american systems ? 307 00:12:39,740 --> 00:12:42,660 Not that I'm aware of . No . One of 308 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,207 that's not a one off either . I mean , 309 00:12:45,207 --> 00:12:47,530 um we've identified in consultation 310 00:12:47,530 --> 00:12:49,350 with the Ukrainians that the 311 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:51,870 switchblade is a capability that that 312 00:12:51,870 --> 00:12:53,680 they can use . It is not a very 313 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:55,850 difficult system to learn . So we are 314 00:12:56,340 --> 00:12:58,850 uh I'm gonna get them into their hands 315 00:12:58,850 --> 00:13:00,961 and we obviously want them to be able 316 00:13:00,961 --> 00:13:02,961 to use it effectively . So uh we'll 317 00:13:02,961 --> 00:13:05,128 we'll uh we took advantage of the fact 318 00:13:05,128 --> 00:13:07,350 that they we had a small number of them 319 00:13:07,350 --> 00:13:09,572 here in the United States anyway to get 320 00:13:09,572 --> 00:13:11,683 them up to speed on the program . I'm 321 00:13:11,683 --> 00:13:13,850 sorry , on the system . And we'll look 322 00:13:13,850 --> 00:13:15,980 to see what if there needs to be 323 00:13:15,980 --> 00:13:17,869 additional training of additional 324 00:13:17,869 --> 00:13:21,010 Ukrainians on the switchblade will will 325 00:13:21,010 --> 00:13:23,343 look to see how that might best be done , 326 00:13:23,343 --> 00:13:25,566 but I wouldn't call it a one off . No , 327 00:13:25,740 --> 00:13:27,907 just the one off being the switchblade 328 00:13:27,907 --> 00:13:31,740 or would you train Ukrainians on other 329 00:13:31,750 --> 00:13:35,220 american systems that they I know of no 330 00:13:35,220 --> 00:13:38,250 other american systems that uh that are 331 00:13:38,260 --> 00:13:40,810 either being planned to go in or are 332 00:13:40,810 --> 00:13:43,032 already in that they require additional 333 00:13:43,032 --> 00:13:45,760 training on back . So 334 00:13:46,420 --> 00:13:49,800 when the president went to 335 00:13:49,940 --> 00:13:53,250 europe three weeks ago , he spoke about 336 00:13:53,260 --> 00:13:56,830 giving or not giving but making sure 337 00:13:56,830 --> 00:13:59,540 that the Ukrainians would have 338 00:13:59,770 --> 00:14:03,410 longer range air defense . 339 00:14:03,740 --> 00:14:06,540 Where are you on this topic ? Did you 340 00:14:06,540 --> 00:14:09,910 progress ? We are still very actively 341 00:14:09,910 --> 00:14:12,780 discussing the possibility with a range 342 00:14:12,780 --> 00:14:14,990 of allies and partners for the 343 00:14:14,990 --> 00:14:17,380 provision of long range air defense 344 00:14:17,380 --> 00:14:19,590 systems which are complex systems and 345 00:14:19,590 --> 00:14:21,479 which we know that the Ukrainians 346 00:14:21,479 --> 00:14:23,620 already know how to use . But I don't 347 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:25,787 have anything to announce or report to 348 00:14:25,787 --> 00:14:28,480 today . So there is no progress . I 349 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,480 wouldn't say that . I just said , I 350 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,702 don't have anything to speak to today . 351 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:36,310 Kelly Poland on its government website 352 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,487 issued a guide to its citizens on what 353 00:14:38,487 --> 00:14:40,487 to do if there's an attack chemical 354 00:14:40,487 --> 00:14:42,598 nuclear . Is there a new concern here 355 00:14:42,598 --> 00:14:44,376 or an indication that Russia is 356 00:14:44,376 --> 00:14:46,487 planning to move beyond Ukraine ? And 357 00:14:46,487 --> 00:14:48,487 how will this impact our ability to 358 00:14:48,487 --> 00:14:50,709 continue getting weapons shipments into 359 00:14:50,709 --> 00:14:52,709 Ukraine ? About what you're talking 360 00:14:52,709 --> 00:14:54,931 about the threat of cam bio . Yes . And 361 00:14:54,931 --> 00:14:54,760 then just that Poland had issued this 362 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,649 new morning this new guide to its 363 00:14:56,649 --> 00:14:58,649 citizens on what to do if something 364 00:14:58,649 --> 00:15:00,871 should happen . Yeah , I would just say 365 00:15:00,871 --> 00:15:04,260 we still don't see any indications that 366 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:07,260 uh that the Russians are 367 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:11,000 shipping in or planning to use chemical 368 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,833 and biological weapons , I think 369 00:15:12,833 --> 00:15:14,889 President biden has been nothing but 370 00:15:14,889 --> 00:15:17,330 clear about the need for the 371 00:15:17,330 --> 00:15:19,663 international community to respond well , 372 00:15:19,663 --> 00:15:21,886 that would include the United States if 373 00:15:21,886 --> 00:15:24,052 they did something like that . We just 374 00:15:24,052 --> 00:15:26,163 haven't seen that , um , that sort of 375 00:15:26,163 --> 00:15:28,386 imminent threat certainly fully respect 376 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:30,441 the government of Poland and the way 377 00:15:30,441 --> 00:15:32,497 that they want to inform and educate 378 00:15:32,497 --> 00:15:34,441 their populace about the potential 379 00:15:34,441 --> 00:15:36,663 there . That that seems prudent to me . 380 00:15:36,663 --> 00:15:38,552 But we haven't seen anything that 381 00:15:38,552 --> 00:15:40,274 speaks to an imminent chemical 382 00:15:40,274 --> 00:15:42,497 biological attack inside uh , Ukraine . 383 00:15:42,497 --> 00:15:45,230 And as for how that affects the 384 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,870 shipment of things on the ground . Thus 385 00:15:47,870 --> 00:15:51,710 far , those shipments proceed and they 386 00:15:51,710 --> 00:15:54,120 are getting into Ukraine and and that 387 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,231 material is getting into the hands of 388 00:15:56,231 --> 00:15:58,453 Ukrainian soldiers . And we want to see 389 00:15:58,453 --> 00:16:01,020 that continue for as long as as 390 00:16:01,020 --> 00:16:03,940 possible . And so we're working with a 391 00:16:03,940 --> 00:16:07,120 range of of allies and partners there 392 00:16:07,130 --> 00:16:10,510 uh in the region to make sure that uh 393 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,742 that that we're handling this in such a 394 00:16:12,742 --> 00:16:14,631 way that that those shipments can 395 00:16:14,631 --> 00:16:18,020 continue to to flow . And just from the 396 00:16:18,030 --> 00:16:20,140 conversation that the Secretary had 397 00:16:20,140 --> 00:16:22,040 with Minister Reznikoff last week 398 00:16:22,050 --> 00:16:24,240 indicated that that that's happening , 399 00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:26,417 that they're getting that material and 400 00:16:26,417 --> 00:16:28,417 it is getting into the hands of the 401 00:16:28,417 --> 00:16:30,528 fighters and it is getting you use on 402 00:16:30,528 --> 00:16:32,694 the field . And again , you can see it 403 00:16:32,694 --> 00:16:34,917 for yourself and the imagery coming out 404 00:16:34,917 --> 00:16:37,083 of uh Ukraine , I would say . And um , 405 00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:39,361 I know you've heard me say this before , 406 00:16:39,361 --> 00:16:41,694 You're probably tired of it . But it is , 407 00:16:41,694 --> 00:16:43,917 I think we should not lose sight of the 408 00:16:43,917 --> 00:16:46,170 fact about how fast , how not not just 409 00:16:46,170 --> 00:16:48,170 the size and scale of the security 410 00:16:48,170 --> 00:16:50,392 assistance that the United States alone 411 00:16:50,392 --> 00:16:52,448 is providing , but other nations are 412 00:16:52,448 --> 00:16:54,670 providing and how fast this is moving . 413 00:16:54,940 --> 00:16:57,720 Typically from the time it gets signed , 414 00:16:57,830 --> 00:17:00,030 at least the last couple of security 415 00:17:00,030 --> 00:17:02,141 packages . Drawdown packages from the 416 00:17:02,141 --> 00:17:04,197 time the president signs it too . It 417 00:17:04,197 --> 00:17:06,252 actually arriving in the region , it 418 00:17:06,252 --> 00:17:08,419 can be as little as four days and then 419 00:17:08,419 --> 00:17:10,530 it's not like it's sitting in storage 420 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,752 for a week or two were able to get this 421 00:17:12,752 --> 00:17:15,250 material because we're being so careful 422 00:17:15,260 --> 00:17:17,390 and so nimble and how these ground 423 00:17:17,390 --> 00:17:19,501 shipments are going . We were able to 424 00:17:19,501 --> 00:17:21,557 get it , you know , into Ukraine and 425 00:17:21,557 --> 00:17:24,610 often into the fight within within 48 426 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,388 hours sometimes . I mean that's 427 00:17:26,388 --> 00:17:29,030 incredibly fast . I mean the the 3 , 428 00:17:29,030 --> 00:17:31,540 $350 million dollars that , that the 429 00:17:31,540 --> 00:17:33,818 president signed out several weeks ago . 430 00:17:33,818 --> 00:17:35,873 We got , we got that , you know , we 431 00:17:35,873 --> 00:17:38,207 got that completed in about three weeks . 432 00:17:38,207 --> 00:17:40,318 Never been done that fast before . So 433 00:17:40,318 --> 00:17:42,540 we're gonna keep doing it as much as we 434 00:17:42,540 --> 00:17:44,484 can as fast as you can . And we're 435 00:17:44,484 --> 00:17:46,596 going to be as careful as we can . So 436 00:17:46,596 --> 00:17:46,380 that that flow can continue because 437 00:17:46,380 --> 00:17:48,547 they're obviously they're they're in a 438 00:17:48,547 --> 00:17:50,769 very , very active fight , particularly 439 00:17:50,769 --> 00:17:53,800 now in the east . The 100 million . Is 440 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,150 that only replacement missiles for 441 00:17:56,150 --> 00:17:58,317 javelin launchers , Are you sending in 442 00:17:58,317 --> 00:18:00,040 more launchers as well as more 443 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,600 replacements . I would just say if you 444 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,600 look at what we said or in its $100 445 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:08,000 million for anti armor systems , not 446 00:18:08,010 --> 00:18:10,232 just the missiles . And the question on 447 00:18:10,232 --> 00:18:12,360 the One of the things you said you'd 448 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:14,471 send in in Friday's announcement that 449 00:18:14,471 --> 00:18:16,416 300 million , you also said Puma , 450 00:18:16,540 --> 00:18:18,360 which is a surveillance drone 451 00:18:18,360 --> 00:18:20,527 essentially from the same company that 452 00:18:20,527 --> 00:18:22,693 produces switchblades . Is that system 453 00:18:22,693 --> 00:18:24,638 something Ukraine has already been 454 00:18:24,638 --> 00:18:26,916 trained on ? Or does that also require ? 455 00:18:26,916 --> 00:18:28,916 Is that also something they will be 456 00:18:28,916 --> 00:18:30,971 trained on ? Currently ? Let me take 457 00:18:30,971 --> 00:18:30,410 the question . I don't know how much 458 00:18:30,410 --> 00:18:32,800 training they have on on on the puma . 459 00:18:32,810 --> 00:18:35,950 I'll have to take it . Yeah . 460 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,640 Thank you . I want to ask you about 461 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,350 focus yesterday the U . S . Australia 462 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:45,030 and UK announced they would work on the 463 00:18:45,030 --> 00:18:46,870 development of the hypersonic 464 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,740 capability . So what is the benefit of 465 00:18:49,750 --> 00:18:51,820 focus cooperation for the U . S . 466 00:18:51,830 --> 00:18:54,400 Development of hypersonic capability ? 467 00:18:54,410 --> 00:18:56,960 Do you think such cooperation would 468 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,480 expedite the building of hypothermic 469 00:18:59,490 --> 00:19:01,160 missiles ? Will expedite the 470 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,070 development of hypersonic . I don't 471 00:19:04,070 --> 00:19:06,340 think it's the intent to expedite the 472 00:19:06,340 --> 00:19:08,451 development of hypersonic but I think 473 00:19:08,451 --> 00:19:10,673 it's to try to collaborate , coordinate 474 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,951 and probably learn from each other as 475 00:19:12,951 --> 00:19:15,090 we work towards improving hypersonic 476 00:19:15,090 --> 00:19:17,450 capability . But again for the United 477 00:19:17,450 --> 00:19:19,672 States we've been working on hypersonic 478 00:19:19,672 --> 00:19:21,672 now for many many years . Uh As you 479 00:19:21,672 --> 00:19:23,672 heard the Secretary say yesterday , 480 00:19:23,672 --> 00:19:25,506 it's a capability . It's not the 481 00:19:25,506 --> 00:19:27,728 capability uh it's something we know we 482 00:19:27,728 --> 00:19:29,561 we have to stay at it and try to 483 00:19:29,561 --> 00:19:32,070 improve but there's a range , a mix of 484 00:19:32,070 --> 00:19:34,181 capabilities that we're going to need 485 00:19:34,181 --> 00:19:36,403 for his vision of integrated deterrents 486 00:19:36,403 --> 00:19:38,737 and this is just but one of them . Okay , 487 00:19:38,737 --> 00:19:40,940 uh , let's see , Phil start from 488 00:19:40,940 --> 00:19:41,940 Reuters . 489 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,151 Hey there . Thanks . Um , yesterday , 490 00:19:48,151 --> 00:19:50,840 uh , Chairman Milley said that the war 491 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,230 in Ukraine could go on for years . Um , 492 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,590 is that your assessment ? And you know , 493 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,920 if so , um does that mean that the 494 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,976 pentagon assesses that Ukraine can't 495 00:19:59,976 --> 00:20:02,450 win this war ? Or is their winning that , 496 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,618 you know , results in continued 497 00:20:04,618 --> 00:20:06,840 conflict ? Well , I don't think anybody 498 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,730 knows for certain if the war isn't 499 00:20:10,730 --> 00:20:14,360 brought to an end through diplomacy , 500 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:18,350 how long it could last . It's 501 00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:20,406 impossible to know that I would tell 502 00:20:20,406 --> 00:20:22,890 you that it could end today . It could 503 00:20:22,890 --> 00:20:24,890 end today if Mr Putin did the right 504 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:27,112 thing , sat down in good faith with the 505 00:20:27,112 --> 00:20:29,334 Ukrainians withdrew all his troops sent 506 00:20:29,334 --> 00:20:31,501 them home um , and respected Ukrainian 507 00:20:31,501 --> 00:20:33,668 sovereignty . He obviously is choosing 508 00:20:33,668 --> 00:20:35,880 a different path . He's going to 509 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,102 refocus his efforts on the eastern part 510 00:20:38,102 --> 00:20:40,269 of the country , a part of the country 511 00:20:40,269 --> 00:20:42,491 where he and his troops and his private 512 00:20:42,491 --> 00:20:44,213 military contractors have been 513 00:20:44,213 --> 00:20:46,324 violating Ukrainian sovereignty . Now 514 00:20:46,324 --> 00:20:48,380 for eight years . The fact that he's 515 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:50,269 going to concentrate in a smaller 516 00:20:50,269 --> 00:20:52,480 geographic area certainly presents the 517 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,424 possibility that the violence will 518 00:20:54,424 --> 00:20:56,536 continue . It could even intensify in 519 00:20:56,536 --> 00:20:58,758 that part of Ukraine . Um , and because 520 00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:00,536 we expect fully expect that the 521 00:21:00,536 --> 00:21:02,702 Ukrainians will keep fighting for this 522 00:21:02,702 --> 00:21:04,869 area which belongs to them and they've 523 00:21:04,869 --> 00:21:06,980 been fighting over it for eight years 524 00:21:06,980 --> 00:21:09,091 could extend the conflict longer than 525 00:21:09,091 --> 00:21:11,147 anybody wants to see it go . But you 526 00:21:11,147 --> 00:21:10,530 can't be perfectly predictive about 527 00:21:10,530 --> 00:21:12,720 this , and then once the war is over , 528 00:21:12,730 --> 00:21:14,674 whenever that is and whatever that 529 00:21:14,674 --> 00:21:16,970 piece looks like , um I think you can 530 00:21:16,970 --> 00:21:18,692 imagine that the international 531 00:21:18,692 --> 00:21:20,470 community is gonna want to come 532 00:21:20,470 --> 00:21:22,526 together to help rebuild Ukraine and 533 00:21:22,526 --> 00:21:24,581 that's gonna take some time . Nobody 534 00:21:24,581 --> 00:21:26,414 knows for sure . And as for your 535 00:21:26,414 --> 00:21:28,581 question about whether they can win or 536 00:21:28,581 --> 00:21:28,170 whether we've given up on them winning 537 00:21:28,170 --> 00:21:30,281 or but does this mean that they can't 538 00:21:30,281 --> 00:21:32,392 win because we think it's going to go 539 00:21:32,392 --> 00:21:34,170 for a long time ? The answer is 540 00:21:34,170 --> 00:21:36,392 absolutely not . Of course they can win 541 00:21:36,392 --> 00:21:38,337 this . And and if you look at what 542 00:21:38,337 --> 00:21:40,503 they've been able to do just that thus 543 00:21:40,503 --> 00:21:42,503 far , Mr Putin has achieved exactly 544 00:21:42,503 --> 00:21:44,726 zero of his strategic objectives inside 545 00:21:44,726 --> 00:21:46,726 Ukraine . He didn't take keith , he 546 00:21:46,726 --> 00:21:48,614 didn't topple the government , He 547 00:21:48,614 --> 00:21:50,940 didn't remove Ukraine as a as a nation 548 00:21:50,940 --> 00:21:54,540 state and he's really only taking 549 00:21:54,540 --> 00:21:57,420 control of a small number of of 550 00:21:57,420 --> 00:21:59,540 population centers and even they 551 00:21:59,550 --> 00:22:01,550 weren't the ones that he was really 552 00:22:01,550 --> 00:22:03,717 going after . Um uh So yeah , you know 553 00:22:03,717 --> 00:22:06,590 mary opal , this is still not taken , 554 00:22:07,140 --> 00:22:09,140 he's moved his forces out of Kiev , 555 00:22:09,140 --> 00:22:11,084 he's moved his forces out of chair 556 00:22:11,084 --> 00:22:13,140 naive , they haven't taken Kharkiv , 557 00:22:13,140 --> 00:22:15,307 they haven't taken Mc 11 , the south . 558 00:22:15,307 --> 00:22:18,780 Um So I think the proof is literally in 559 00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:20,840 uh the outcomes that you're seeing 560 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,007 every day . The Ukrainians are bravely 561 00:22:23,007 --> 00:22:25,007 fighting for their country and they 562 00:22:25,007 --> 00:22:27,007 have denied Mr Putin so many of his 563 00:22:27,007 --> 00:22:29,062 strategic objectives . So absolutely 564 00:22:29,062 --> 00:22:31,570 they can win . And um the we have to 565 00:22:31,570 --> 00:22:33,514 just keep reminding ourselves that 566 00:22:33,514 --> 00:22:35,737 there shouldn't be any need for them to 567 00:22:35,737 --> 00:22:37,848 have to for us to even have to answer 568 00:22:37,848 --> 00:22:37,190 that question because there shouldn't 569 00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,600 be a war in Ukraine and Mr Mr Putin can 570 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:43,160 end it today . Okay that's it . Thanks 571 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,650 everybody . Did you have one more issue 572 00:22:46,970 --> 00:22:49,260 is the U . S . Goal ? Strategic defeat 573 00:22:49,270 --> 00:22:52,460 of Russia ? The U . S . Goal is to make 574 00:22:52,460 --> 00:22:54,349 sure that Ukraine can continue to 575 00:22:54,349 --> 00:22:57,770 defend itself um uh as they continue to 576 00:22:57,770 --> 00:23:01,210 work on a on a diplomatic solution here . 577 00:23:01,220 --> 00:23:03,720 Um And then the secondary goal is to 578 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,690 make sure that we can bolster NATO's 579 00:23:06,690 --> 00:23:09,480 eastern flank so that we can deter any 580 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,591 aggression , any potential aggression 581 00:23:11,591 --> 00:23:13,960 by Russia and by Mr Putin . Thanks 582 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,200 everybody . No I gotta go . Thanks 583 00:23:16,210 --> 00:23:16,860 appreciate it .