Treat, not one but two part discussion on u. S. Missile defense policy. Part one will be the gentleman sitting next to me, right, center to tom khan from arkansas. Part two after his keynote address as well as q a session will be what hope is a lively debate on Missile Defense with Joseph Cirincione and rebeccah heinrichs. Im going to keep my remarks prebrief doesnt want to spend as much time with senator cotton as possible. It goes without saying that washington is faced with severe challenges when it comes to missiles and the proliferation of missiles throughout the world. Obviously north korea is very much in the news to get the departments of it short, medium and longrange Ballistic Missiles and the ability at some point his homeland. Senator cotton has been the forefront of advocating for a robust Missile Defense strategy. His remarks will be around 20 minutes or so. After that will open the floor to questions for about 25 minutes. Please keep in mind during the q a to state your