WEBVTT 00:00.540 --> 00:03.190 Thank you . Thank you . All 00:03.190 --> 00:06.150 right , 00:07.100 --> 00:09.420 well thank you . Um I just have a few 00:09.420 --> 00:11.476 things at the top here and thank you 00:11.476 --> 00:14.170 for the compliment and I will then be 00:14.170 --> 00:16.570 happy to take your questions . So good 00:16.570 --> 00:19.460 afternoon everyone . Um as you know , 00:19.460 --> 00:22.050 the Secretary is on travel right now um 00:22.060 --> 00:24.060 tomorrow he will be wrapping up his 00:24.060 --> 00:26.880 trip which included uh stop in Canada 00:26.890 --> 00:29.350 Indonesia and cambodia . The secretary 00:29.350 --> 00:31.239 is currently in cambodia where he 00:31.239 --> 00:33.294 discussed the region's most pressing 00:33.294 --> 00:35.517 security challenges with our allies and 00:35.517 --> 00:37.739 partners at the Asean defense Ministers 00:37.739 --> 00:40.080 meetings . Plus on the margins of the 00:40.090 --> 00:42.430 ministers meeting , plus the Secretary 00:42.430 --> 00:44.763 met with the People's Republic of china , 00:44.763 --> 00:46.930 Minister of National Defense . General 00:46.930 --> 00:48.980 way . They discussed the US china's 00:48.980 --> 00:50.924 defense relations and regional and 00:50.924 --> 00:53.270 global security issues . The Secretary 00:53.270 --> 00:55.214 emphasized the need to responsibly 00:55.214 --> 00:57.270 manage competition and maintain open 00:57.270 --> 00:59.780 lines of communication . He also raised 00:59.780 --> 01:01.558 concerns about the increasingly 01:01.558 --> 01:03.724 dangerous behavior demonstrated by P . 01:03.724 --> 01:05.780 L . A . Aircraft in the indo pacific 01:05.780 --> 01:07.724 region which increases the risk of 01:07.724 --> 01:10.290 accident . The Secretary also affirmed 01:10.290 --> 01:12.512 that the United States will continue to 01:12.512 --> 01:14.179 fly sail and operate wherever 01:14.179 --> 01:16.610 international law allows . And the 01:16.610 --> 01:18.666 Secretary reiterated that the United 01:18.666 --> 01:20.721 States remains committed to our long 01:20.721 --> 01:22.777 standing one china policy reaffirmed 01:22.777 --> 01:24.888 the importance of peace and stability 01:24.888 --> 01:27.110 across the strait and called on the PRC 01:27.110 --> 01:28.888 to refrain refrain from further 01:28.888 --> 01:31.180 destabilizing actions toward Taiwan and 01:31.190 --> 01:33.350 uh one more item over the weekend and 01:33.350 --> 01:35.017 on the margins of the Halifax 01:35.017 --> 01:37.460 international security forum . The the 01:37.460 --> 01:39.280 secretary met with a bipartisan 01:39.280 --> 01:42.000 bicameral delegation led by Senator , 01:42.010 --> 01:44.780 Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator 01:44.780 --> 01:47.110 James Risch . The Secretary thanks 01:47.110 --> 01:49.166 Senators and members of Congress for 01:49.166 --> 01:51.166 their continued support for Ukraine 01:51.166 --> 01:53.054 urged for the confirmation of the 01:53.054 --> 01:54.888 department's 11 highly qualified 01:54.888 --> 01:56.943 civilian nominees and encouraged the 01:56.943 --> 01:58.721 passing of the National Defense 01:58.721 --> 02:01.040 authorization Act . Congress returns to 02:01.040 --> 02:03.262 Washington next week and the department 02:03.262 --> 02:05.096 hopes that Congress will finally 02:05.096 --> 02:07.280 finalize and pass the N . D . A . At a 02:07.280 --> 02:09.169 time when the United States faces 02:09.169 --> 02:11.550 challenges from china and and an acute 02:11.550 --> 02:13.606 threat from Russia . It is essential 02:13.606 --> 02:15.772 that we have the authorities . We need 02:15.772 --> 02:17.717 to keep the american people safe , 02:17.717 --> 02:19.717 deter our adversaries and support a 02:19.717 --> 02:21.661 lethal resilient and healthy joint 02:21.661 --> 02:23.883 force . And lastly , before I take your 02:23.883 --> 02:25.939 questions , I just want to note that 02:25.939 --> 02:28.161 today is Justin braun's last day in our 02:28.161 --> 02:30.272 office . Um you all are familiar with 02:30.272 --> 02:32.850 him and his smiling face that greets 02:32.850 --> 02:35.120 you every day . So hopefully you can 02:35.120 --> 02:37.342 say goodbye to him before you leave for 02:37.342 --> 02:39.509 your holidays and just wish him well . 02:39.509 --> 02:41.342 He is going to be staying in the 02:41.342 --> 02:43.564 building . But I would encourage you to 02:43.564 --> 02:45.842 talk to him about what he's doing next . 02:45.842 --> 02:45.730 And with that I'd be happy to take your 02:45.730 --> 02:47.900 questions . Um I'm gonna see if anyone 02:47.900 --> 02:50.390 from Ap is on the line . Um If not we 02:50.390 --> 02:51.390 can move on 02:54.700 --> 02:56.811 Phil Stewart and then I can come back 02:56.811 --> 02:59.520 in the room . Thank you last night in 02:59.520 --> 03:01.464 the read out from the secretary of 03:01.464 --> 03:03.131 conversation with his chinese 03:03.131 --> 03:04.964 counterpart . It spoke about the 03:04.964 --> 03:07.020 increasing activity by chinese 03:07.030 --> 03:10.050 dangerous activity by chinese pl a 03:10.050 --> 03:12.260 aircraft . uh hoping you can give us 03:12.260 --> 03:15.190 some sense of the frequency the kinds 03:15.190 --> 03:17.357 of interactions that were deemed to be 03:17.357 --> 03:19.468 dangerous and uh any kind of fidelity 03:19.468 --> 03:21.246 about those activities and then 03:21.246 --> 03:23.280 separately today the uh that I will 03:23.280 --> 03:27.190 fall upon . So I I'm not 03:27.190 --> 03:29.190 going to be able to go further than 03:29.190 --> 03:31.190 what um was laid out in the readout 03:31.190 --> 03:33.246 which I believe is hopefully in your 03:33.246 --> 03:35.468 inbox and also available on defense dot 03:35.468 --> 03:37.634 gov . Um The secretary just reiterated 03:37.634 --> 03:40.350 the the concerns about dangerous 03:40.350 --> 03:42.461 behavior that we've seen demonstrated 03:42.461 --> 03:45.290 by pl aircraft but in terms of how many 03:45.290 --> 03:47.512 incidences and where I'm just not gonna 03:47.512 --> 03:49.610 be able to go um further beyond the 03:49.610 --> 03:53.410 readout itself . Okay . And and and the 03:53.420 --> 03:56.090 I a a today also said that Iran was 03:56.090 --> 03:59.720 enriching uranium up to 60% at photo 03:59.720 --> 04:01.830 and also that it was gonna plans 04:01.830 --> 04:04.700 further enrichment at both photo and a 04:04.700 --> 04:06.922 tense and just wondering whether or not 04:06.922 --> 04:08.978 you have any reaction to this latest 04:08.978 --> 04:10.978 announcement about Iranian expanded 04:10.978 --> 04:13.144 Iranian Richmond I've seen the reports 04:13.144 --> 04:15.367 and thanks Phil for the question . I've 04:15.367 --> 04:17.422 seen the reports unfortunately don't 04:17.422 --> 04:19.533 have more to add at this time um what 04:19.533 --> 04:21.590 Iran is doing and um uh the 04:21.590 --> 04:24.090 capabilities that they're trying to um 04:24.100 --> 04:26.430 procure we continue to monitor but I 04:26.430 --> 04:28.652 have nothing further to add right now . 04:28.910 --> 04:32.810 Thanks we'll go into the room um after 04:32.810 --> 04:34.532 the speaker Pelosi visit China 04:34.532 --> 04:36.588 announced it had cut off a series of 04:36.588 --> 04:38.780 communications lines such as uh 04:38.790 --> 04:40.846 meetings between chinese and U . S . 04:40.846 --> 04:42.790 Defense leaders . The annual naval 04:42.790 --> 04:45.012 meetings . Is there any indication from 04:45.012 --> 04:44.750 the secretary's meeting that some of 04:44.750 --> 04:47.760 those might be reopened or restarted in 04:47.760 --> 04:50.410 the near future ? Well in particular on 04:50.410 --> 04:52.470 those meetings , I don't have um I 04:52.470 --> 04:54.526 don't have any announcements to make 04:54.526 --> 04:56.581 but I think um from what you've seen 04:56.581 --> 04:58.803 with the president engaging his chinese 04:58.803 --> 05:00.914 counterpart , the vice president also 05:00.914 --> 05:03.170 engaging just on her travel just this 05:03.170 --> 05:05.160 week and then with the secretary 05:05.160 --> 05:07.240 engaging general way . I think what 05:07.240 --> 05:10.470 you're seeing is um uh 05:10.480 --> 05:13.020 opening of lines of communication and 05:13.020 --> 05:15.020 we welcome that . Um and we want to 05:15.020 --> 05:16.960 continue to see these lines of 05:16.960 --> 05:19.980 communications um restored and 05:19.980 --> 05:22.202 remaining open and so if I have more to 05:22.202 --> 05:24.424 share in terms of anything else that we 05:24.424 --> 05:25.980 participate in or any other 05:25.980 --> 05:28.313 conversations I'd be happy to follow up . 05:28.313 --> 05:30.424 Yeah , thank you . Nice to see . Nice 05:30.424 --> 05:32.580 to see you too . Nurse Koreans 05:32.580 --> 05:35.090 questions . Nurse korean leader kim 05:35.090 --> 05:38.340 jong un . Very intercontinental 05:38.340 --> 05:40.920 ballistic missile unit for the first 05:40.920 --> 05:44.560 time . What do you think his intentions 05:44.570 --> 05:47.020 were ? Well , I wouldn't be able to get 05:47.020 --> 05:49.250 in the mind of kim jong un . I would 05:49.250 --> 05:51.417 ask you , I would direct that question 05:51.417 --> 05:53.760 back to the Dprk second . Thank you . 05:54.090 --> 05:56.830 And what can you say about the 05:56.830 --> 06:00.130 possibility that if the Hassan 06:00.130 --> 06:03.340 17 Palestinian missile is 06:03.350 --> 06:07.060 loaded with nuclear warhead . 06:07.070 --> 06:10.410 It will definitely hit the United 06:10.420 --> 06:13.220 States mainland . Well , I certainly 06:13.220 --> 06:15.442 wouldn't be able to speculate on that . 06:15.442 --> 06:18.250 We as you know , and you've heard from 06:18.250 --> 06:20.650 this podium that we continue to monitor 06:20.650 --> 06:23.520 the destabilizing actions that North 06:23.520 --> 06:25.720 Korea has taken with their missile 06:25.720 --> 06:27.776 launches . But on a particular issue 06:27.776 --> 06:30.580 when it comes to um whether something 06:30.580 --> 06:32.470 might hit the mainland , I just 06:32.480 --> 06:34.610 wouldn't be able to to speculate on 06:34.610 --> 06:36.832 that . I'm gonna go ahead and go to the 06:36.832 --> 06:38.999 room . Yes . Sorry Brandy , go ahead . 06:38.999 --> 06:41.166 I'll come back to you . Sorry , it's a 06:41.166 --> 06:43.680 quick one . Um Just checking in on this , 06:43.690 --> 06:47.360 the N . D . A . For 2022 required um 06:47.370 --> 06:49.300 reports from the pentagon on 06:49.310 --> 06:52.380 unidentified aerial phenomena starting 06:52.390 --> 06:54.620 october 31st of this year and then 06:54.630 --> 06:57.980 annually until 2026 after delivered to 06:57.980 --> 07:00.147 appropriate congressional committees . 07:00.147 --> 07:02.330 Do you have an update for us on that 07:02.330 --> 07:03.997 report ? Whether we'll see an 07:03.997 --> 07:06.052 unclassified version soon ? Anything 07:06.052 --> 07:08.163 there ? I don't have an update on the 07:08.163 --> 07:10.386 report . I believe it's still with Odie 07:10.386 --> 07:12.552 and I for review until we get that . I 07:12.552 --> 07:14.552 wouldn't be able to to I don't have 07:14.552 --> 07:16.774 anything for you at this time as far as 07:16.774 --> 07:16.380 you know , it hasn't been delivered to 07:16.380 --> 07:18.436 the committees as far as I'm aware . 07:18.436 --> 07:20.213 But you would have to ask those 07:20.213 --> 07:22.269 committees . Um I'm gonna go back to 07:22.269 --> 07:24.324 the phones and then come to the room 07:24.324 --> 07:27.090 here . Um Howard Altman ? Thanks . 07:27.090 --> 07:29.490 Sabrina . Um are you aware is depending 07:29.490 --> 07:32.400 on aware of ongoing drone attacks by 07:32.400 --> 07:35.100 Ukraine in Sevastopol right now , can 07:35.100 --> 07:37.520 you talk about that . Well , we've 07:37.520 --> 07:40.000 certainly seen how , I think I heard 07:40.000 --> 07:42.056 your question , we've certainly seen 07:42.056 --> 07:44.810 drone attacks from uh the Russians and 07:44.820 --> 07:47.100 we saw the barrage , I believe last 07:47.100 --> 07:49.880 week . And um leading up right into 07:49.890 --> 07:52.001 what the secretary spoke to after the 07:52.001 --> 07:54.057 contact group . But I don't have any 07:54.057 --> 07:56.030 more specifics beyond what um was 07:56.030 --> 07:58.270 reported last week . You know , I'm 07:58.270 --> 08:00.492 sorry , I was talking about the ongoing 08:00.492 --> 08:02.659 attacks right now . Ukraine attacks in 08:02.659 --> 08:06.210 Sevastopol Crimea . No 08:06.220 --> 08:08.520 nothing nothing further to read out at 08:08.520 --> 08:11.510 this time . I mean , it is a dynamic 08:11.510 --> 08:13.399 and active battlefield that we're 08:13.399 --> 08:15.566 seeing within Ukraine and we're seeing 08:15.566 --> 08:18.790 the Ukrainian certainly um push back 08:18.790 --> 08:21.710 and and are using um the weapons and 08:21.710 --> 08:23.920 systems so that not just that we have 08:23.920 --> 08:25.976 provided but that other partners and 08:25.976 --> 08:28.280 allies have provided . Um and you know , 08:28.280 --> 08:30.336 we have seen them make gains , We've 08:30.336 --> 08:32.558 seen them as um as early as last week , 08:32.558 --> 08:34.860 take back her Sin city . Um but I have 08:34.860 --> 08:37.980 nothing further to to read out on on on 08:37.980 --> 08:40.091 any other movements in other cities . 08:40.091 --> 08:43.000 Um , I'm gonna go to Jeff Seldin V . O . 08:43.000 --> 08:45.790 A thanks very much for doing this 08:45.800 --> 08:48.880 question about the fighting the Turkish 08:48.880 --> 08:50.769 airstrikes against Syrian kurdish 08:50.769 --> 08:53.440 positions in Northern Syria . We've 08:53.440 --> 08:56.380 heard calls from uh the coalition from 08:56.380 --> 08:59.180 centcom for de escalation and warnings 08:59.180 --> 09:01.347 that this is , is going to destabilize 09:01.347 --> 09:03.575 the region . What more is the pentagon 09:03.575 --> 09:05.935 doing . Especially now that Turkey's 09:05.935 --> 09:07.879 President Erdogan has suggested in 09:07.879 --> 09:10.046 addition to airstrikes ? He's going to 09:10.046 --> 09:12.215 send in tanks and also how does this 09:12.225 --> 09:15.295 impact the U . S . Forces on the ground ? 09:15.295 --> 09:17.755 In Syria and also in Iraq . And is 09:17.755 --> 09:20.135 there any update on on how many troops 09:20.135 --> 09:22.135 the U . S . Has in in that region ? 09:22.135 --> 09:24.246 Sure . Thanks for the question . I'll 09:24.246 --> 09:26.860 try to get to uh to I'll try to 09:26.860 --> 09:28.971 remember all of them . Um In terms of 09:28.971 --> 09:31.380 what we are doing , we continue to 09:31.380 --> 09:33.713 monitor what is happening on the ground . 09:33.713 --> 09:37.190 Um This is uh I mean this is happening 09:37.190 --> 09:39.468 as you know as I'm up here as we speak . 09:39.468 --> 09:41.468 Um so we continue to monitor what's 09:41.468 --> 09:43.579 happening on the ground . And um from 09:43.579 --> 09:45.930 all aspects of this department we 09:45.930 --> 09:48.930 continue to urge for de escalation on 09:48.940 --> 09:52.740 on all sides . Um and you know in our 09:52.740 --> 09:54.960 conversations and what we have said 09:54.960 --> 09:58.320 publicly is that uh these 09:58.320 --> 10:01.470 strikes from all sides risk our mission 10:01.480 --> 10:04.200 which is to defeat ISIS . The enduring 10:04.200 --> 10:07.400 defeat of ISIS . And so um we are going 10:07.400 --> 10:09.622 to continue to monitor what's happening 10:09.622 --> 10:11.844 on the ground and make sure that um our 10:11.844 --> 10:14.011 forces are are safe and there has been 10:14.011 --> 10:16.067 no change to our force posture right 10:16.067 --> 10:18.510 now in the region . Um but for further 10:18.510 --> 10:20.454 questions on on our forces I would 10:20.454 --> 10:22.621 direct you to centcom . Okay , great . 10:22.621 --> 10:24.843 I'm gonna come back in the room . Yes , 10:24.920 --> 10:27.400 sure . Last Tuesday the White House 10:27.400 --> 10:29.730 announced it was sending to the hill a 10:29.740 --> 10:32.940 $37.7 billion dollar request for more 10:32.950 --> 10:36.810 aid for Ukraine ? Okay . And in that 10:36.810 --> 10:38.921 release and in the briefing there was 10:38.921 --> 10:41.143 multiple aspects of that request broken 10:41.143 --> 10:43.510 down by money sums . One of those was 10:43.520 --> 10:47.200 for $21.7 billion in Defense Aid and 10:47.200 --> 10:49.550 equipment for Ukraine . And to 10:49.550 --> 10:52.130 replenish D . O . D . Stocks . Those 10:52.130 --> 10:55.950 two items in that 21.7 billion subset . 10:56.390 --> 10:59.380 However they redirected me to ask the 10:59.380 --> 11:02.820 pentagon of that 21.7 billion . How 11:02.820 --> 11:04.542 much of that is going to go to 11:04.542 --> 11:06.810 replenish the stocks and what is the 11:06.810 --> 11:09.080 priority and replenishment ? I don't 11:09.080 --> 11:11.136 certainly have an itemized breakdown 11:11.136 --> 11:13.080 for you here on our our budget and 11:13.080 --> 11:16.610 what's going to be uh deemed um from 11:16.610 --> 11:18.221 highest to least in terms of 11:18.221 --> 11:20.277 replenishment . That's not something 11:20.277 --> 11:22.388 that I would be able to read out from 11:22.388 --> 11:22.070 here . I appreciate that . My question 11:22.070 --> 11:25.053 was how much of that 21.7 billion is 11:25.053 --> 11:27.164 going to go to replenish the stocks . 11:27.164 --> 11:29.220 That's not a budget item . That's an 11:29.220 --> 11:31.164 authorization request by the White 11:31.164 --> 11:33.275 House to which the pentagon according 11:33.275 --> 11:35.275 to the White House had had feedback 11:35.275 --> 11:37.386 into . So again , I would not be able 11:37.386 --> 11:39.331 to tell you how much of that $21.7 11:39.331 --> 11:41.283 billion dollars is going back to 11:41.293 --> 11:43.515 replenishment . I just wouldn't be able 11:43.515 --> 11:45.182 to do that from here . We are 11:45.182 --> 11:47.673 constantly I'm not going to take the 11:47.673 --> 11:49.729 question because I am answering your 11:49.729 --> 11:51.840 I'm not gonna be able to itemize that 11:51.840 --> 11:53.951 out right now I'm gonna tell you what 11:53.951 --> 11:56.546 we are doing is that we are we continue 11:56.546 --> 11:58.768 with every P . D . A . That we announce 11:58.768 --> 12:00.935 with every security assistance package 12:00.935 --> 12:03.746 that we announce . We assess our own 12:03.746 --> 12:05.746 readiness and capabilities and also 12:05.746 --> 12:07.857 what needs to be replenished . I just 12:07.857 --> 12:09.913 don't have a number or dollar figure 12:09.913 --> 12:11.968 for you right now on what that looks 12:11.968 --> 12:11.606 like . And I don't think that's 12:11.606 --> 12:13.773 something that we would broadcast from 12:13.773 --> 12:15.995 here or at least something that I could 12:15.995 --> 12:17.939 broadcast from here at this time ? 12:17.939 --> 12:20.990 Great yes situation 12:22.720 --> 12:26.550 operation there . So you said that 12:26.560 --> 12:28.782 you're seeking the escalation . However 12:28.782 --> 12:32.060 the more clear on the on the situation 12:32.750 --> 12:34.460 there's a statement where the 12:34.460 --> 12:38.450 spokesperson um says quote that centcom 12:38.450 --> 12:41.680 proposes uh what the Turks are doing in 12:41.680 --> 12:43.680 Northern Syria . These strikes . Is 12:43.680 --> 12:46.150 this the same position that the 12:46.160 --> 12:48.420 department has ? Are you do you oppose 12:48.420 --> 12:51.860 the Turkish uh military operation ? And 12:51.870 --> 12:55.440 are you concerned about further um 12:55.450 --> 12:57.672 let's say widening of that operation in 12:57.672 --> 12:59.783 Syria ? We've been consistent on this 12:59.783 --> 13:02.430 um not only from centcom but from this 13:02.430 --> 13:04.541 podium here that we oppose all of the 13:04.541 --> 13:06.597 strikes that are happening right now 13:06.597 --> 13:08.980 from all sides . Um They have a major 13:08.980 --> 13:12.050 impact on uh increasing escalation in 13:12.050 --> 13:15.950 Syria and Iraq and um take 13:15.950 --> 13:17.920 away from our goal which is the 13:17.920 --> 13:19.976 enduring defeat of ISIS . So we have 13:19.976 --> 13:22.660 encouraged um de escalation , we're 13:22.660 --> 13:24.660 going to continue to monitor what's 13:24.660 --> 13:26.882 happening on the ground there but we've 13:26.882 --> 13:29.104 continued not just Turkey but all sides 13:29.104 --> 13:32.060 to deescalate . Um and and you know 13:32.070 --> 13:34.237 we're going we're going to continue to 13:34.237 --> 13:36.237 to monitor what is happening on the 13:36.237 --> 13:38.500 ground there . What do you mean ? All 13:38.500 --> 13:40.722 sides , can you name the sites that are 13:40.722 --> 13:42.778 involved ? I think there's been open 13:42.778 --> 13:44.778 source reporting on the fact that I 13:44.778 --> 13:47.790 mean as you know um Turkey was attacked 13:47.800 --> 13:50.600 just last week I believe . Um there 13:50.600 --> 13:53.650 have been strikes within Syria and Iraq 13:53.650 --> 13:56.660 that we've seen . Um we encourage all 13:56.660 --> 13:59.460 sides to de escalate this conflict and 13:59.460 --> 14:03.390 to um remember that you know again our 14:03.390 --> 14:05.520 goal here the the United States 14:05.520 --> 14:07.742 military goal is the enduring defeat of 14:07.742 --> 14:10.140 ISIS . These strikes take away from 14:10.140 --> 14:13.840 that goal and um and you know again 14:14.040 --> 14:17.830 uh it risks the hard earned progress 14:17.830 --> 14:20.052 that the global coalition has made when 14:20.052 --> 14:22.810 it comes to the defeat of ISIS . Yeah . 14:22.820 --> 14:26.400 Yeah . A U . S . 14:26.400 --> 14:29.590 Destroyer through the Taiwan strait or 14:29.590 --> 14:32.890 november 5th . What message gives the U . 14:32.890 --> 14:35.400 S . Military intends to send to china 14:35.410 --> 14:37.620 by this transit a week before the 14:37.630 --> 14:39.610 president biden and President Xi's 14:39.610 --> 14:42.780 meeting in Indonesia . Well you know as 14:42.780 --> 14:45.280 the as the secretary spoke at about at 14:45.280 --> 14:47.580 Halifax as we've said from here , the 14:47.580 --> 14:49.691 United States is going to continue to 14:49.691 --> 14:52.550 sail operate and fly um in in open 14:52.550 --> 14:55.440 waters in international waters . And um 14:55.450 --> 14:58.040 that was one of our routine Taiwan 14:58.040 --> 15:00.207 transits that we did . Um I believe it 15:00.207 --> 15:03.990 was last week or the week a week ago 15:03.990 --> 15:05.820 and it was completely safe and 15:05.820 --> 15:09.590 professional . Yeah can I come back to 15:09.590 --> 15:13.540 you this week ? I don't have anything 15:13.540 --> 15:15.860 to announce right now you might be able 15:15.860 --> 15:17.971 to announce something in the next day 15:17.971 --> 15:20.249 or two before , you know like tomorrow . 15:20.249 --> 15:22.304 I don't have anything to read out at 15:22.304 --> 15:24.471 this time . If I do , I will certainly 15:24.471 --> 15:26.638 let you know . Okay , SpaceX six weeks 15:26.638 --> 15:26.560 ago the world was transfixed with us . 15:26.570 --> 15:30.390 The pentagon shut down six weeks 15:30.390 --> 15:32.557 later as the pentagon come to any kind 15:32.557 --> 15:34.779 of final decision on this a we're gonna 15:34.779 --> 15:38.050 pay going forward be we're not see were 15:38.060 --> 15:40.360 we keep talking , where does it stand ? 15:40.370 --> 15:42.880 So I don't have any there's been no 15:42.880 --> 15:45.065 changes , no update . Um we saw the 15:45.065 --> 15:47.995 SpaceX statement that was put out a few 15:47.995 --> 15:50.106 weeks ago you referenced that um they 15:50.106 --> 15:52.273 are going to continue payments for the 15:52.273 --> 15:54.439 Starlink satellites and capabilities . 15:54.439 --> 15:56.905 So right now that's that's the policy , 15:56.905 --> 15:58.905 that's what is happening and I have 15:58.905 --> 16:00.849 nothing to read out at this time . 16:00.849 --> 16:03.016 You're not talking anymore with at the 16:03.016 --> 16:05.016 moment and it's it's a dead issue . 16:05.016 --> 16:07.238 We're in contact with SpaceX on a range 16:07.238 --> 16:09.405 of issues , not just Starlink on other 16:09.405 --> 16:11.516 issues as well . So um I have nothing 16:11.516 --> 16:13.683 to nothing further to announce when it 16:13.683 --> 16:16.120 comes to our Starling capabilities . Um 16:16.130 --> 16:18.500 but you know , if that changes , I will 16:18.500 --> 16:20.611 certainly let you know , okay , can I 16:20.611 --> 16:22.722 go back to tom's question that's 21.7 16:22.722 --> 16:24.556 nobody expects you to be able to 16:24.556 --> 16:26.722 itemize that ? It would be unrealistic 16:26.722 --> 16:28.944 and unfair . But can you go back in the 16:28.944 --> 16:30.833 next over the next week and get a 16:30.833 --> 16:33.056 breakdown of the broad areas where this 16:33.056 --> 16:35.222 money is going to . That's a realistic 16:35.222 --> 16:37.444 transparent expectation . Certainly not 16:37.444 --> 16:39.556 asking you to itemize right now would 16:39.556 --> 16:41.500 be , well , this is just a request 16:41.500 --> 16:43.611 that's been submitted as well . So no 16:43.611 --> 16:43.460 has been passed . So therefore how 16:43.460 --> 16:45.540 would I be able to necessarily break 16:45.540 --> 16:47.651 down an itemization of something that 16:47.651 --> 16:49.984 could change ? That amount could change . 16:49.984 --> 16:52.040 So Congress though , this is what we 16:52.040 --> 16:54.151 want to spend the money notionally in 16:54.151 --> 16:56.207 the next week or so . Can you give a 16:56.207 --> 16:58.429 breakdown notionally ? The categories ? 16:58.429 --> 17:00.651 I can't right now . I mean notionally , 17:00.820 --> 17:03.320 but I'm just saying that number that 17:03.320 --> 17:05.376 has been submitted to Congress could 17:05.376 --> 17:07.431 also change . Right . Congress might 17:07.431 --> 17:09.542 not approve that number . So the fact 17:09.542 --> 17:12.040 is that I can , I can certainly , I 17:12.050 --> 17:14.161 believe in transparency here . I want 17:14.161 --> 17:16.439 to be transparent with you . Of course . 17:16.439 --> 17:18.494 I just don't have that breakdown for 17:18.494 --> 17:20.661 you today . And to what Tom was asking 17:20.661 --> 17:22.883 either . I'm happy to like when we have 17:22.883 --> 17:24.939 more information . I'm happy to read 17:24.939 --> 17:26.883 that out . But at this time I just 17:26.883 --> 17:28.994 don't , I'm not expecting to not know 17:28.994 --> 17:28.710 now . Congress is only going to prove 17:28.710 --> 17:30.932 it if you give them a breakdown of what 17:30.932 --> 17:32.821 you what you want the money for . 17:32.821 --> 17:34.988 That's all I'm asking . That's right . 17:34.988 --> 17:34.830 And I just don't have that right now . 17:35.480 --> 17:39.380 Okay . I'm gonna go to another question 17:39.380 --> 17:41.491 and then I'm gonna come back to you . 17:41.491 --> 17:43.658 Yeah . Thanks . Sabrina had a question 17:43.658 --> 17:45.269 about Tiktok , are there any 17:45.269 --> 17:47.300 discussions to review or amend the 17:47.310 --> 17:50.020 policy on Tiktok right now ? Used on 17:50.070 --> 17:52.240 government devices , but it's used 17:52.250 --> 17:54.306 widely on personal devices and there 17:54.306 --> 17:56.361 are a lot of concerns about security 17:56.361 --> 17:58.528 renda . So right now our policy hasn't 17:58.528 --> 18:00.250 changed . If it does , I would 18:00.250 --> 18:02.583 certainly be able to update you on that . 18:02.583 --> 18:04.694 But um , for in terms of personal use 18:04.694 --> 18:06.806 and devices , that's not something we 18:06.806 --> 18:08.917 monitor . We of course are monitoring 18:08.917 --> 18:11.083 the government or encouraging folks to 18:11.083 --> 18:10.870 be safe on their government devices . 18:10.880 --> 18:13.102 Um , so I just have nothing in terms of 18:13.102 --> 18:16.460 our policy discussion right now . Not 18:16.460 --> 18:18.571 at the moment . Not at the moment . I 18:18.571 --> 18:20.460 mean , nothing has changed in our 18:20.460 --> 18:22.571 policy , but if that does , I'm happy 18:22.571 --> 18:24.682 to happy to update you . Yeah , thank 18:24.682 --> 18:26.950 you for taking my question . Um , so in 18:26.950 --> 18:29.117 the face of the tremendous damage that 18:29.117 --> 18:31.160 Ukraine and because of the Russian 18:31.160 --> 18:34.420 bombing , to the infrastructure and uh , 18:34.430 --> 18:37.400 civilian population is suffering in the 18:37.400 --> 18:40.040 cold and so forth . The D O . D has 18:40.040 --> 18:43.680 taken a piece of this puzzle , uh , in 18:43.680 --> 18:45.960 conjunction with another group . And 18:45.960 --> 18:48.016 can you say anything about the , how 18:48.016 --> 18:50.016 far the plans have come in terms of 18:50.016 --> 18:52.182 addressing the emergency needs , these 18:52.182 --> 18:54.127 very urgent needs on the ground in 18:54.127 --> 18:56.182 Ukraine in terms of what's happening 18:56.182 --> 18:58.182 like the from the damages that were 18:58.182 --> 19:00.238 sustained from last week structure . 19:00.238 --> 19:02.404 Yeah . The heat plumbing , sure that . 19:02.404 --> 19:04.293 and I know there has been a group 19:04.293 --> 19:06.627 that's formed but I'm just wondering if , 19:06.627 --> 19:08.460 yeah . Yeah . I mean the Ukraine 19:08.460 --> 19:11.340 contact group part of that that um that 19:11.350 --> 19:13.406 group's meeting is to determine what 19:13.406 --> 19:15.072 Ukraine needs not just on the 19:15.072 --> 19:17.072 battlefield but also in terms of to 19:17.072 --> 19:19.350 sustain their their own infrastructure . 19:19.350 --> 19:21.128 And that's something that um we 19:21.128 --> 19:22.961 continue to be in touch with our 19:22.961 --> 19:24.961 Ukrainian counterparts to determine 19:24.961 --> 19:27.183 what they need . Which is what you will 19:27.183 --> 19:29.406 see in each P . D . A . And I know Tony 19:29.406 --> 19:31.517 asked about when the next P . D . A . 19:31.517 --> 19:31.490 Might be rolled out and I don't have an 19:31.490 --> 19:33.434 announcement for you on that . But 19:33.434 --> 19:35.657 we're in constant contact with what the 19:35.657 --> 19:37.490 Ukrainians might need . Um we're 19:37.490 --> 19:39.712 certainly aware that there have been um 19:40.000 --> 19:42.650 extreme damages to their electoral 19:42.660 --> 19:44.827 electrical grid and infrastructure and 19:44.827 --> 19:47.049 that's something that um we're thinking 19:47.049 --> 19:49.271 through in terms of what we can provide 19:49.271 --> 19:51.271 them . And then you know also we we 19:51.271 --> 19:53.216 know they're heading into a really 19:53.216 --> 19:55.438 tough cold winter um which is why we've 19:55.438 --> 19:57.493 provided um boots , gloves , hats um 19:57.493 --> 19:59.660 which tom has asked about before on in 19:59.660 --> 20:01.716 terms of what that looks like and um 20:01.716 --> 20:03.720 we've provided that to um the 20:03.720 --> 20:05.831 Ukrainians because we know that we'll 20:05.831 --> 20:08.053 need that that they'll need that on the 20:08.053 --> 20:10.053 battlefield . And so um just to get 20:10.053 --> 20:12.276 back to the heart of your question , we 20:12.276 --> 20:14.387 continue to assess what they need and 20:14.387 --> 20:16.442 that continues to change . And we've 20:16.442 --> 20:18.442 seen these strikes by these Iranian 20:18.442 --> 20:20.950 made drones have devastating impacts , 20:20.960 --> 20:23.570 um , on civilian infrastructure on 20:23.570 --> 20:26.110 targets that are not uh , military 20:26.110 --> 20:28.570 targets . And so , um , we're going to 20:28.570 --> 20:30.880 continue to , to do what we can to 20:30.880 --> 20:33.158 provide them what they need . And it's , 20:33.158 --> 20:35.324 and it's not just us , you know , it's 20:35.324 --> 20:35.260 our partners and allies around the 20:35.260 --> 20:37.630 world that are working together , um , 20:37.640 --> 20:39.751 to make sure that the Ukrainians have 20:39.751 --> 20:41.973 what they need for this winter . Yeah , 20:41.973 --> 20:44.810 nice to see you see , you just on that , 20:44.820 --> 20:46.550 you have now another group of 20:46.560 --> 20:49.290 bipartisan lawmakers asking the 20:49.290 --> 20:51.560 secretary to reconsider his decision or 20:51.560 --> 20:54.070 parent decision on the Gray Eagle 20:54.070 --> 20:55.903 drones , the advanced drones for 20:55.903 --> 20:58.830 Ukraine give any responses to if it's 20:58.830 --> 21:00.941 still under consideration or what the 21:00.941 --> 21:03.108 rationale is deciding not to give them 21:03.108 --> 21:05.108 that . I would say that nothing has 21:05.108 --> 21:07.400 been decided . We're always assessing 21:07.400 --> 21:09.910 and evaluating what we can send to 21:09.910 --> 21:12.480 Ukraine . Um , but in terms of the Gray 21:12.480 --> 21:14.600 Eagle's , no decision has been made . 21:14.830 --> 21:17.470 Um , we are , you know , we have to 21:17.470 --> 21:20.730 examine what impact it would have on us 21:20.730 --> 21:22.730 and specifically for the army , but 21:22.730 --> 21:25.320 nothing has been rolled out anything 21:25.330 --> 21:27.552 about the rationale though thus far for 21:27.552 --> 21:29.860 not providing them . I mean , it's 21:29.860 --> 21:31.804 something that we're assessing . I 21:31.804 --> 21:33.860 wouldn't be able to go beyond beyond 21:33.860 --> 21:36.270 that , I think , um , in terms of in 21:36.270 --> 21:38.730 terms of just on the larger scope of 21:38.730 --> 21:40.730 rationale , we feel that what we've 21:40.730 --> 21:43.630 provided them so far has been , um , 21:44.070 --> 21:46.292 they've been more than capable of using 21:46.292 --> 21:48.403 and they've been more than capable of 21:48.403 --> 21:50.237 having instrumental gains on the 21:50.237 --> 21:52.459 battlefield and so um when and if there 21:52.459 --> 21:54.403 is a time that we provide the gray 21:54.403 --> 21:56.570 eagle , I'll certainly be reading that 21:56.570 --> 21:58.681 out and I'm sure you'll be interested 21:58.681 --> 22:01.320 as well . Yeah . Nice to see you . Uh 22:01.330 --> 22:03.330 during the meeting with his chinese 22:03.330 --> 22:05.052 counterpart , Secretary Austin 22:05.052 --> 22:07.650 highlighted the need to re open lines 22:07.650 --> 22:09.872 of communication and military dialogues 22:09.872 --> 22:11.817 in order to manage the competition 22:11.817 --> 22:14.039 responsibly . Has there been a positive 22:14.039 --> 22:15.761 reaction from the chinese side 22:15.761 --> 22:18.650 regarding these uh uh dialogues that 22:18.650 --> 22:20.872 the U . S . Wants to be open ? Well , I 22:20.872 --> 22:23.640 wouldn't want to speak on behalf of uh 22:23.650 --> 22:25.872 the chinese government . I would direct 22:25.872 --> 22:28.039 you to them for further comment . Um I 22:28.039 --> 22:30.150 think that the fact that we're seeing 22:30.150 --> 22:31.872 seeing engagement from them um 22:31.872 --> 22:34.690 certainly shows an openness and a 22:34.690 --> 22:37.640 willingness to want to communicate and 22:37.640 --> 22:40.260 so we welcome that . Great . Yes , 22:40.570 --> 22:42.570 sorry , I'll come to the back after 22:42.570 --> 22:45.450 that . A spokesperson from Foreign 22:45.450 --> 22:48.240 Minister in Kiev said that the experts 22:48.240 --> 22:51.740 from Ukraine and Iran met to 22:51.740 --> 22:54.230 discuss the use of Iranian drones in 22:54.230 --> 22:56.780 Ukraine . Have you aware about that 22:56.790 --> 22:59.130 meetings ? And do you encourage these 22:59.130 --> 23:01.260 kinds of meetings between Iran and 23:01.260 --> 23:03.720 Ukraine ? I'm sorry , can you repeat 23:03.720 --> 23:06.840 the question Iranian spoke ? Iranian 23:06.840 --> 23:09.170 spokesperson put up Ukraine and a 23:09.170 --> 23:11.240 spokesperson . Okay sorry , can you 23:11.240 --> 23:13.296 just repeat the question ? There's a 23:13.296 --> 23:15.780 meeting between Iranian and Ukraine 23:15.790 --> 23:19.150 experts from both sides to talk 23:19.160 --> 23:22.310 about and discuss the use of Iranian 23:22.320 --> 23:24.550 drones in Ukraine . Have you aware 23:24.560 --> 23:26.740 about that meeting ? I'm not I'm not 23:26.740 --> 23:30.070 aware of a meeting like that . No . And 23:30.070 --> 23:32.430 you encourage these kinds these kinds 23:32.430 --> 23:35.140 of meetings . Well , I mean , I think 23:35.150 --> 23:38.400 uh it would be surprising if if there 23:38.400 --> 23:40.456 was a meeting like that taking place 23:40.456 --> 23:42.750 given the fact that Iran is providing 23:42.760 --> 23:46.250 drones to Russia to kill innocent 23:46.260 --> 23:49.900 Ukrainian civilians . Um , so I I just 23:49.900 --> 23:52.122 I wouldn't really be able to comment on 23:52.122 --> 23:54.289 that any further . I mean , we've seen 23:54.289 --> 23:56.540 sort of where Iran is aligned right now 23:56.550 --> 23:58.661 and we're seeing Russia being further 23:58.661 --> 24:02.590 isolated by um reaching out to 24:02.600 --> 24:05.340 countries like Iran and North Korea to 24:05.350 --> 24:08.190 resupply what they need . Um It clearly 24:08.190 --> 24:10.950 shows that their their own weaknesses 24:10.960 --> 24:13.470 um and it clearly shows how isolated 24:13.470 --> 24:15.770 they've become in the world . And so I 24:15.770 --> 24:17.881 just I wouldn't be able to go any , I 24:17.881 --> 24:19.714 wouldn't be able to comment on a 24:19.714 --> 24:21.770 meeting , I don't have any awareness 24:21.770 --> 24:24.310 about . Yeah . Um yesterday General 24:24.310 --> 24:27.300 Mark Milley met with the chief of the 24:27.300 --> 24:30.700 Israel General staff , Aviv Kochavi , 24:30.710 --> 24:32.890 they discussed the threats um , that 24:32.900 --> 24:35.740 posed by Iran . So is there any 24:35.760 --> 24:39.100 coordination between the D O D and the 24:39.100 --> 24:41.890 Israeli recently about any response 24:41.890 --> 24:45.420 maybe will be happen against Iran after 24:45.420 --> 24:48.320 the Iranian threatens has been arised . 24:49.060 --> 24:51.227 I you know , I saw the reader , I have 24:51.227 --> 24:53.338 nothing more to add to that . I would 24:53.338 --> 24:55.449 direct you to the joint staff for any 24:55.449 --> 24:58.890 further um uh information or details on 24:58.890 --> 25:01.168 that meeting . Yeah , of course , yeah . 25:01.168 --> 25:04.270 Um Yesterday in the readout or this 25:04.270 --> 25:06.570 morning in the readout with Secretary 25:06.570 --> 25:09.730 Austin , we used the word , it was used 25:09.740 --> 25:13.150 discussed multiple times . Um 25:13.160 --> 25:15.600 Secretary Austin discussed Russia's 25:15.610 --> 25:18.200 unprovoked war against Ukraine . So 25:18.210 --> 25:20.190 basically they had a conversation 25:20.200 --> 25:23.260 instead of talks . When we say 25:23.270 --> 25:25.950 Russia , we used talks . 25:26.820 --> 25:29.350 Are we planning on having talks 25:29.360 --> 25:33.080 with uh china , something 25:33.080 --> 25:35.500 more substantial ? Instead of are they 25:35.500 --> 25:37.611 gonna go in the room and just discuss 25:37.611 --> 25:41.190 talking points ? Seems like a bit of 25:41.190 --> 25:43.380 parsing of words here . Some of these 25:43.390 --> 25:47.220 Yeah . One is we just go in and 25:47.220 --> 25:50.310 have a conversation . The other is we 25:50.310 --> 25:52.840 go in and have high talks . So I would 25:52.840 --> 25:54.729 say that the readout and what the 25:54.729 --> 25:57.600 Secretary said with his um to General 25:57.600 --> 25:59.940 wei is that they discussed um the 25:59.940 --> 26:03.590 ongoing war in Ukraine . Um I mean I 26:03.590 --> 26:05.757 don't have more to read out other than 26:05.757 --> 26:08.940 what was already announced um and what 26:08.940 --> 26:11.240 they discussed there , but I I guess I 26:11.240 --> 26:13.407 wouldn't I think we're trying to parse 26:13.407 --> 26:15.573 a little bit about discussed discussed 26:15.573 --> 26:17.407 in talks . And I just there's no 26:17.407 --> 26:19.462 there's no I have nothing further to 26:19.462 --> 26:21.629 read out in terms of any conversations 26:21.629 --> 26:23.629 or talks with Russia if that's what 26:23.629 --> 26:23.370 you're getting at , keep using 26:23.380 --> 26:26.100 discussed all the time when we're only 26:26.110 --> 26:29.670 describing china , we never say the 26:29.670 --> 26:32.770 word talk . They went in and had high 26:32.770 --> 26:35.120 talks . I think I think I understand 26:35.120 --> 26:37.270 what you're saying . I I think we're 26:37.270 --> 26:39.437 reading a little too much into some of 26:39.437 --> 26:41.603 the wording here . Um just in terms of 26:41.603 --> 26:44.350 discussed , met with had a conversation . 26:44.350 --> 26:46.350 I mean we've used certain certainly 26:46.350 --> 26:48.128 different words to characterize 26:48.128 --> 26:50.072 meetings , but I think the biggest 26:50.072 --> 26:51.961 takeaway that I would urge you to 26:51.961 --> 26:54.128 consider here is that this was an open 26:54.128 --> 26:56.183 dialogue . They discussed a range of 26:56.183 --> 26:59.180 topics um in cambodia , one of which 26:59.180 --> 27:01.840 included Russia's war that is waged on 27:01.840 --> 27:04.920 Ukraine and many other topics . Um and 27:04.930 --> 27:08.750 we want to encourage to keeping this 27:08.750 --> 27:11.250 dialogue and open communication with 27:11.260 --> 27:13.620 china . But beyond that , I have 27:13.620 --> 27:15.676 nothing more to add to the readout . 27:15.676 --> 27:19.160 Yeah , Okay , sure . Thank you on china . 27:19.160 --> 27:23.020 China says that even if it has 27:23.030 --> 27:25.800 influence over North Korea , it is 27:25.810 --> 27:29.550 limited and it has no authority 27:29.560 --> 27:32.770 to consider North Korea . And also 27:32.770 --> 27:36.730 China used veto to defend 27:36.740 --> 27:39.600 North Korea at the U . N . Security 27:39.600 --> 27:42.470 Council resolution yesterday . How you 27:42.530 --> 27:45.930 comment on , I would directly to the U . 27:45.930 --> 27:48.041 N . That I'm not the spokesperson for 27:48.041 --> 27:50.208 for for the U . N . I would say that , 27:50.208 --> 27:52.319 you know , we've we've certainly been 27:52.319 --> 27:56.020 very vocal about our the destabilizing 27:56.020 --> 27:58.250 impacts and actions that North Korea 27:58.250 --> 28:00.306 continues to take and we're going to 28:00.306 --> 28:03.880 continue to um make clear our concerns 28:03.880 --> 28:06.102 and that's something that the secretary 28:06.102 --> 28:08.158 raised um in his in his meeting with 28:08.158 --> 28:10.380 general wei and we're gonna continue to 28:10.380 --> 28:12.380 do that , not just with China , but 28:12.380 --> 28:14.491 with other countries around the world 28:14.491 --> 28:16.602 and I see a question back here . Yeah 28:16.602 --> 28:18.824 I'm sorry and I'll come to you and then 28:18.824 --> 28:18.350 we'll probably have to wrap up soon 28:18.350 --> 28:20.461 because there's another event in this 28:20.461 --> 28:22.461 room soon . Thank you for taking my 28:22.461 --> 28:24.683 question . My question is about Japan . 28:24.683 --> 28:27.050 So Japanese government commission panel 28:27.050 --> 28:29.660 said today that drastic defense build 28:29.660 --> 28:31.590 up including preemptive strike 28:31.600 --> 28:34.650 capabilities was essential . So does 28:34.650 --> 28:36.761 the U . S . Support a drastic defense 28:36.761 --> 28:40.050 build up ? And has the D . O . D . Had 28:40.060 --> 28:41.893 recent discussions with Japanese 28:41.893 --> 28:44.260 counterparts about preemptive strike 28:44.270 --> 28:46.381 capabilities ? I have nothing to read 28:46.381 --> 28:48.381 out of conversations that we've had 28:48.381 --> 28:50.381 with Japan . We've certainly are in 28:50.381 --> 28:52.710 constant communication with Japan and 28:52.710 --> 28:54.877 the republic of Korea when it comes to 28:54.877 --> 28:57.540 um our bilateral and trilateral 28:57.550 --> 29:01.050 relationship . Um and we are always of 29:01.050 --> 29:02.883 course in contact with them when 29:02.883 --> 29:04.606 they're when they're continued 29:04.606 --> 29:06.606 provocations that we see out of the 29:06.606 --> 29:08.606 Dprk . But beyond that I just don't 29:08.606 --> 29:10.772 have anything further for you . Yeah , 29:10.772 --> 29:12.883 my question , I would like to know if 29:12.883 --> 29:14.994 you have any information about what's 29:14.994 --> 29:17.600 going on in the Algerian , Moroccan 29:17.610 --> 29:21.390 border , what Russian Russia is 29:21.390 --> 29:24.720 doing there and also is if the pentagon 29:24.730 --> 29:27.590 had any contact with the Algerian or 29:27.590 --> 29:30.580 Moroccan authorities since the military 29:30.580 --> 29:33.040 drills started there . I haven't I 29:33.040 --> 29:35.151 don't have any conversations or calls 29:35.151 --> 29:36.873 to read out in terms of um the 29:36.873 --> 29:39.530 Secretary's engagement . Uh we've seen 29:39.540 --> 29:43.150 a Russian presence in um north africa 29:43.150 --> 29:46.720 and continue to grow . Uh we 29:46.730 --> 29:49.910 we consistently monitor um Russian 29:49.920 --> 29:53.900 actions and um some of what they've 29:53.910 --> 29:56.077 been doing , but I don't have anything 29:56.077 --> 29:58.100 to read out in terms of any any 29:58.100 --> 30:02.020 response . Great . Um Okay , well thank 30:02.020 --> 30:04.076 you all I wanted to wrap up and just 30:04.076 --> 30:06.350 say before we go happy thanksgiving . I 30:06.350 --> 30:08.183 hope everyone has a really great 30:08.183 --> 30:10.128 holiday , a restful holiday and um 30:10.130 --> 30:12.241 don't forget to say goodbye to Justin 30:12.241 --> 30:14.297 Brown before he leaves . All right . 30:14.297 --> 30:18.160 Thank you everyone . Thanks . No , 30:18.170 --> 30:19.320 no .