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Other countries. As ive mentioned publicly, this is one in a series of hearings where our committee will examine all of these issues, but today its my hope that we will remain focused on the topic at hand, the authority and the process for the use of Nuclear Weapons. The Congressional Research Service Tells Us this is the first time that the Foreign Relations committee of the senate or house has met on this topic since 1976, 41 years ago. Making the decision go to war of any sort is a heavy responsibility for our nations elected leaders, and the decision to use Nuclear Weapons is the most cons...

Among the witness, a former Defense Department official from the Obama Administration and a retired air force general who led the u. S. Strategic command. This Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing is just under two hours. The hearing itself will actually come to order. We thank general kehler, dr. Feaver, mr. Mckeon for joining us today and for sitting through the business meeting over the last 15 minutes. A number of members on both sides of the aisle of this on and off the committee have raised questions about the executives authorities with respect to war making. And the use of Nuclea...

Next, the commanders of the u. S. Strategic cybercommands talked about the spending cuts and what it could impact as far as security goes. General Robert Shapiro and Keith Alexander took questions. This is two hours and 45 minutes. Today we received testimony from the u. S. Strategic command and the u. S. Cybercommand. Let us welcome the two generals. I thank them both. We thank you for your great work. We thank you and we hope that you will pass along your thanks to those who work with you. We greatly appreciate all the service. This hearing comes at a time when the department of defense and ...

Our most routine activities each day, grocery shopping, getting gas in our cars, cash advances at the ATM, filling prescriptions, online health care apps and hundreds more, all rely on the assumption that our personal data is immediately available and is trusted and secure. More critical elements of our lives like the electricity to power banks, gas stations, hospitals, and grocery stores rides on critical infrastructure that we all assume and in fact, demand, will be reliable, safe, and free of interference. How many of us really understand that each of these necessary elements of our lives ...

that a strategy overly focused on defense is sustainable and whether they agree more must be done to defer and dissuade those who look to hold u.s. interests at risk via cyberspace. the senate will soon begin debate on cyber security legislation. the central themes in that debate will focus on how to improve information sharing across the spectrum and whether a new governor bureaucracy will improve our cyber security. >> i have proposed legislation that first focuses on removing legal hurdles that hinder information sharing. if a timely response is essential, how would another layer ...