1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,607 Good morning . Thank you all for being 3 00:00:10,607 --> 00:00:12,829 here . My name is David Norquist . Time 4 00:00:12,829 --> 00:00:14,940 the deputy Secretary of Defense . I'm 5 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:17,162 joined today by General John Heighten , 6 00:00:17,162 --> 00:00:19,273 the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs 7 00:00:19,273 --> 00:00:19,210 of Staff , to discuss duties ongoing 8 00:00:19,210 --> 00:00:21,580 support to fighting the covert pandemic . 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,360 I'd like to take a moment before we 10 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,520 begin to recognize the over 40,000 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,520 Americans that we have lost to this 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,760 virus , including 25 associate it with 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,649 the Department of Defense . Their 14 00:00:32,649 --> 00:00:34,560 families are in our thoughts and 15 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,620 prayers . I know you've received an 16 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:39,842 extensive update yesterday from General 17 00:00:39,842 --> 00:00:41,676 Shaughnessy , who is leading our 18 00:00:41,676 --> 00:00:43,787 domestic support to civil authorities 19 00:00:43,787 --> 00:00:46,009 on all that duty is doing to help state 20 00:00:46,009 --> 00:00:47,731 and local officials , building 21 00:00:47,731 --> 00:00:49,731 hospitals and providing doctors and 22 00:00:49,731 --> 00:00:51,898 nurses . So today , I'm gonna focus on 23 00:00:51,898 --> 00:00:54,064 a couple of other topics in my opening 24 00:00:54,064 --> 00:00:56,231 remarks and briefly give you an update 25 00:00:56,231 --> 00:00:58,453 on two items . First , how the military 26 00:00:58,453 --> 00:01:00,453 plans to operate through the covert 27 00:01:00,453 --> 00:01:02,453 environment . And second , the work 28 00:01:02,453 --> 00:01:04,398 we've been doing in support of our 29 00:01:04,398 --> 00:01:06,564 nation's long term recovery to include 30 00:01:06,564 --> 00:01:08,676 strengthening the production capacity 31 00:01:08,676 --> 00:01:10,731 of the nation and aiding research on 32 00:01:10,731 --> 00:01:12,842 cove it . For those in the department 33 00:01:12,842 --> 00:01:14,953 whose missions air operate like their 34 00:01:14,953 --> 00:01:17,009 civilian counterparts were doing all 35 00:01:17,009 --> 00:01:18,620 the normal things to include 36 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:20,564 maintaining six feet of distance , 37 00:01:20,564 --> 00:01:22,842 washing hands , wearing face coverings , 38 00:01:22,842 --> 00:01:24,953 cleaning the workspace and maximizing 39 00:01:24,953 --> 00:01:27,009 tele work . We now have an estimated 40 00:01:27,009 --> 00:01:28,842 970,000 active duty and civilian 41 00:01:28,842 --> 00:01:30,780 personnel teleworking with great 42 00:01:30,780 --> 00:01:33,060 success . For example , the Defence 43 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:35,282 Finance and Accounting Service operates 44 00:01:35,282 --> 00:01:37,560 with 95% of its workforce on tele work . 45 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,340 Each month , D Fast makes over 5.8 46 00:01:40,340 --> 00:01:42,810 million payments to civilians , active 47 00:01:42,810 --> 00:01:45,430 duty Reserve , National Guard and dirty 48 00:01:45,430 --> 00:01:47,820 retirees , but because they previously 49 00:01:47,820 --> 00:01:49,876 prepared for and practiced extensive 50 00:01:49,876 --> 00:01:51,931 tele work there , sustaining regular 51 00:01:51,931 --> 00:01:55,210 operations at full capacity . For those 52 00:01:55,210 --> 00:01:56,932 military individuals operating 53 00:01:56,932 --> 00:01:59,099 environments where you cannot maintain 54 00:01:59,099 --> 00:02:01,210 six feet of separation to include new 55 00:02:01,210 --> 00:02:03,266 recruits entering training , sailors 56 00:02:03,266 --> 00:02:05,377 and ships at sea and others operating 57 00:02:05,377 --> 00:02:07,599 in constrained spaces , we're beginning 58 00:02:07,599 --> 00:02:09,543 to implement the following general 59 00:02:09,543 --> 00:02:11,766 process with variations that are unique 60 00:02:11,766 --> 00:02:13,877 to each particular circumstance . The 61 00:02:13,877 --> 00:02:15,599 first step is your screen with 62 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:17,543 questionnaires and thermometers to 63 00:02:17,543 --> 00:02:20,190 identify the at risk individuals . The 64 00:02:20,190 --> 00:02:22,460 next is you conduct a quarantine 14 to 65 00:02:22,460 --> 00:02:24,238 21 days , depending on the risk 66 00:02:24,238 --> 00:02:26,300 tolerance to identify those who are 67 00:02:26,300 --> 00:02:28,550 infected but are not yet showing it . 68 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,710 Prior to leaving quarantine , we'll 69 00:02:32,710 --> 00:02:34,890 conduct a swab test and a temperature 70 00:02:34,890 --> 00:02:37,570 check to identify individuals who are 71 00:02:37,570 --> 00:02:39,760 infected but still do not show it . 72 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,982 He's often referred to his asymptomatic 73 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,702 as the unit then moves to its mission , 74 00:02:44,702 --> 00:02:46,647 will keep the group together , but 75 00:02:46,647 --> 00:02:48,813 limited outside interaction to prevent 76 00:02:48,813 --> 00:02:50,980 introduction of infection from outside 77 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,330 procedures like face coverings , hand 78 00:02:53,330 --> 00:02:55,497 washing , maintaining clean workspaces 79 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,610 and continuing monitoring will all 80 00:02:57,610 --> 00:02:59,832 still apply as the unit moves forward . 81 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,240 These interim measures enable us to 82 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,260 reduce the risk . So we continue to 83 00:03:04,260 --> 00:03:06,560 operate until we develop therapeutics 84 00:03:06,790 --> 00:03:09,270 and vaccines and as we learn more about 85 00:03:09,270 --> 00:03:11,650 the virus , we will continue to evolve . 86 00:03:11,660 --> 00:03:14,650 Our approach in coordination with civil 87 00:03:14,650 --> 00:03:16,483 authorities were also working to 88 00:03:16,483 --> 00:03:18,817 support our nation's long term recovery . 89 00:03:19,090 --> 00:03:21,257 We're using the Defense Production Act 90 00:03:21,257 --> 00:03:22,868 Title three to boost U . S . 91 00:03:22,868 --> 00:03:25,100 Manufacturing capacity of critical 92 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:28,110 items . This includes increasing U . S . 93 00:03:28,110 --> 00:03:30,930 Production of N 95 masks were to result 94 00:03:30,940 --> 00:03:33,140 in 39 million additional masks in the 95 00:03:33,140 --> 00:03:36,360 next 90 days in 141 million additional 96 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,260 masks over the next six months . In 97 00:03:39,260 --> 00:03:41,371 addition with working with vendors to 98 00:03:41,371 --> 00:03:43,371 increase swap production from three 99 00:03:43,371 --> 00:03:45,371 million per month to 20 million per 100 00:03:45,371 --> 00:03:47,538 month and moving ahead . We're working 101 00:03:47,538 --> 00:03:49,538 with vendors to evaluate increasing 102 00:03:49,538 --> 00:03:51,704 production of other peopIe any items , 103 00:03:51,704 --> 00:03:53,871 as well as the re agents for test kits 104 00:03:53,871 --> 00:03:56,093 and active pharmaceutical ingredients . 105 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,051 Second , we have world class 106 00:03:58,051 --> 00:04:00,273 researchers improving our understanding 107 00:04:00,273 --> 00:04:02,273 of the virus and working tirelessly 108 00:04:02,273 --> 00:04:04,107 with our interagency partners to 109 00:04:04,107 --> 00:04:06,300 develop therapeutics and vaccines . 110 00:04:06,900 --> 00:04:09,170 These efforts include studying covert 111 00:04:09,170 --> 00:04:11,114 19 and selected recruits and other 112 00:04:11,114 --> 00:04:13,650 populations on a volunteer basis to 113 00:04:13,650 --> 00:04:15,960 identify asymptomatic in pre 114 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,293 symptomatic prevalence of the infection . 115 00:04:18,940 --> 00:04:20,890 Investing in innovative diagnostic 116 00:04:20,890 --> 00:04:23,330 technique capabilities and new medical 117 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:26,190 countermeasures to detect , prevent and 118 00:04:26,190 --> 00:04:28,940 treat COVE in 19 collaborating with 119 00:04:28,940 --> 00:04:30,884 health and human services on three 120 00:04:30,884 --> 00:04:32,662 vaccine candidates and numerous 121 00:04:32,662 --> 00:04:34,662 therapeutics in order to accelerate 122 00:04:34,662 --> 00:04:36,900 these products for clinical trials . 123 00:04:37,670 --> 00:04:39,837 These efforts will help us answer some 124 00:04:39,837 --> 00:04:42,003 of the major outstanding questions and 125 00:04:42,003 --> 00:04:44,059 enable us to better mitigate , treat 126 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,330 and ultimately prevent the virus from 127 00:04:46,330 --> 00:04:48,820 spreading . As we continue to do 128 00:04:48,820 --> 00:04:51,042 everything we can to support the covert 129 00:04:51,042 --> 00:04:52,931 response , the department defense 130 00:04:52,931 --> 00:04:54,987 continues with its regular mission . 131 00:04:55,230 --> 00:04:57,508 Over the next few months , for example , 132 00:04:57,508 --> 00:04:59,174 we will conduct war games and 133 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:01,397 experiments to evaluate different fleet 134 00:05:01,397 --> 00:05:03,563 designs and joint warfighting concepts 135 00:05:03,563 --> 00:05:05,341 to ensure were prepared for the 136 00:05:05,341 --> 00:05:07,452 challenges of the future and not just 137 00:05:07,452 --> 00:05:09,563 for today . Finally , let me close by 138 00:05:09,563 --> 00:05:11,786 thanking those service members who , as 139 00:05:11,786 --> 00:05:14,020 we talk , are standing watch around the 140 00:05:14,020 --> 00:05:16,187 world to ensure the department remains 141 00:05:16,187 --> 00:05:18,120 prepared and ready to protect the 142 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,287 American people from those who wish us 143 00:05:20,287 --> 00:05:22,440 harm . With that , we'll turn to the 144 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,496 vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 145 00:05:24,496 --> 00:05:26,718 Staff to say a few words before we take 146 00:05:26,718 --> 00:05:28,940 questions . Vice Chairman . Thank you , 147 00:05:28,940 --> 00:05:31,218 Deputy . Good morning , everybody . Um , 148 00:05:31,218 --> 00:05:33,273 the U . S military remains ready and 149 00:05:33,273 --> 00:05:35,496 continues to operate around the world , 150 00:05:35,496 --> 00:05:37,607 and that includes providing personnel 151 00:05:37,607 --> 00:05:37,330 supplies and support to the public 152 00:05:37,330 --> 00:05:39,830 health crisis here home . I also want 153 00:05:39,830 --> 00:05:42,052 to start by offering condolences to the 154 00:05:42,052 --> 00:05:44,274 families of those we have lost Toe Cove 155 00:05:44,274 --> 00:05:46,770 in 19 and our top priority remains the 156 00:05:46,770 --> 00:05:48,992 safety and protection of our troops and 157 00:05:48,992 --> 00:05:51,070 families from Cove in 19 especially 158 00:05:51,070 --> 00:05:53,014 more than 50,000 service members , 159 00:05:53,014 --> 00:05:55,237 which includes more than 4200 doctors , 160 00:05:55,237 --> 00:05:57,403 nurses and medical personnel currently 161 00:05:57,403 --> 00:05:59,292 deployed across the United States 162 00:05:59,292 --> 00:06:01,570 working to protect the American people , 163 00:06:01,570 --> 00:06:03,570 United States military continues to 164 00:06:03,570 --> 00:06:05,681 support the whole government response 165 00:06:05,681 --> 00:06:07,681 that Cove in 19 epic pandemic . Our 166 00:06:07,681 --> 00:06:09,848 covert operations have evolved here in 167 00:06:09,848 --> 00:06:11,737 the Pentagon and in our combatant 168 00:06:11,737 --> 00:06:14,014 commands . As you know , it was a very , 169 00:06:14,014 --> 00:06:15,959 very intense and active period the 170 00:06:15,959 --> 00:06:18,126 first few weeks here in the Pentagon . 171 00:06:18,126 --> 00:06:19,959 But now our operations , they're 172 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:22,240 starting to smooth out . Normalize . We 173 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,462 still have more people engaged now than 174 00:06:24,462 --> 00:06:26,184 we did before , and that still 175 00:06:26,184 --> 00:06:28,351 increases every day . But it's similar 176 00:06:28,351 --> 00:06:30,573 to any other operation we have going on 177 00:06:30,573 --> 00:06:30,210 around the globe , whether it's the 178 00:06:30,210 --> 00:06:32,266 Middle East or the Pacific er or the 179 00:06:32,266 --> 00:06:34,377 Europe wherever , for example , if we 180 00:06:34,377 --> 00:06:36,432 have an Operation one , the priority 181 00:06:36,432 --> 00:06:38,154 jobs , the joint staff and the 182 00:06:38,154 --> 00:06:39,988 Secretary defense is too quick . 183 00:06:39,988 --> 00:06:41,932 Quickly push forces to a combatant 184 00:06:41,932 --> 00:06:43,766 Commander . In other words , the 185 00:06:43,766 --> 00:06:43,460 Combatant Commander will make the 186 00:06:43,460 --> 00:06:45,490 request the Secretary defense . And 187 00:06:45,490 --> 00:06:47,601 then we work to get them the forces . 188 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,696 When we lay down the forces , we lay 189 00:06:49,696 --> 00:06:51,807 them down where the command commander 190 00:06:51,807 --> 00:06:53,696 requests . In this case , FEMA is 191 00:06:53,696 --> 00:06:55,862 working together with Northern Command 192 00:06:55,862 --> 00:06:58,084 General Shaughnessy to figure out where 193 00:06:58,084 --> 00:07:00,307 the forces go . And once the forces get 194 00:07:00,307 --> 00:07:00,010 there there now , General Shaughnessy's 195 00:07:00,010 --> 00:07:02,280 forces and he can move them as he needs 196 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,880 the Pentagon roll begins the lesson 197 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,824 which is where we are now starting 198 00:07:06,824 --> 00:07:08,991 normalized . General Shaughnessy keeps 199 00:07:08,991 --> 00:07:11,213 us informed , but we don't have to move 200 00:07:11,213 --> 00:07:13,380 the forces for him or to him , for the 201 00:07:13,380 --> 00:07:15,380 most part . If he needs , something 202 00:07:15,380 --> 00:07:15,230 else will come to us and asking will 203 00:07:15,230 --> 00:07:16,952 push those forces . But he has 204 00:07:16,952 --> 00:07:18,841 significant forces now spread out 205 00:07:18,841 --> 00:07:21,710 across the country supporting General 206 00:07:21,710 --> 00:07:23,543 Shaughnessy and FEMA Stiller top 207 00:07:23,543 --> 00:07:25,599 priority . But now we're starting to 208 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:27,821 get time to think about what comes next 209 00:07:27,821 --> 00:07:29,988 as well . So the other piece I want to 210 00:07:29,988 --> 00:07:32,210 quickly highlight is to expand what the 211 00:07:32,210 --> 00:07:31,930 deputy just talked about in terms of 212 00:07:31,940 --> 00:07:34,130 testing . So we're creating a new 213 00:07:34,130 --> 00:07:36,130 framework for covert testing in the 214 00:07:36,130 --> 00:07:38,480 department . We're moving from a dye 215 00:07:38,540 --> 00:07:42,110 diagnostic focus to a Diack diagnostic , 216 00:07:42,110 --> 00:07:44,332 plus screening focus . In other words , 217 00:07:44,332 --> 00:07:46,388 that means we're have the ability to 218 00:07:46,388 --> 00:07:48,570 expand our testing capabilities to 219 00:07:48,580 --> 00:07:50,310 wider military populations , 220 00:07:50,530 --> 00:07:52,890 prioritizing the highest risk to forces 221 00:07:53,190 --> 00:07:55,520 and ensuring our strategic mission 222 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,190 assurance . And it's testing supplies 223 00:07:58,190 --> 00:08:00,301 become more prevalent over the coming 224 00:08:00,301 --> 00:08:02,301 weeks , and months will continue to 225 00:08:02,301 --> 00:08:04,468 apply that testing , along with social 226 00:08:04,468 --> 00:08:04,270 distancing , facial coverings , 227 00:08:04,270 --> 00:08:06,214 quarantines , the other things the 228 00:08:06,214 --> 00:08:08,326 deputy mentioned were necessary , and 229 00:08:08,326 --> 00:08:10,680 we'll work our way through tears . The 230 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,680 secretary defense recently approved 231 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,800 tears for our forces to prioritize 232 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,856 where we apply the testing concept . 233 00:08:16,856 --> 00:08:18,967 The secretary just described to you . 234 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,410 Tier one critical national capabilities , 235 00:08:22,410 --> 00:08:24,354 like our strategic , determine our 236 00:08:24,354 --> 00:08:26,688 nuclear deterrent . They're too engaged , 237 00:08:26,688 --> 00:08:28,990 fielded forces around the world two or 238 00:08:28,990 --> 00:08:30,657 three , the four deployed and 239 00:08:30,657 --> 00:08:33,110 redeploying forces and tear for the 240 00:08:33,110 --> 00:08:35,420 other forces . So we've already started 241 00:08:35,420 --> 00:08:37,642 with Tier one focusing our supplies and 242 00:08:37,642 --> 00:08:39,864 efforts on these critical forces , like 243 00:08:39,864 --> 00:08:41,976 our strategic deterrent , making sure 244 00:08:41,976 --> 00:08:44,031 that they're always full up , always 245 00:08:44,031 --> 00:08:46,087 ready to go . It's important to note 246 00:08:46,087 --> 00:08:48,198 that testing by itself as a secretary 247 00:08:48,198 --> 00:08:50,253 described does not enable us at this 248 00:08:50,253 --> 00:08:52,142 time to improve our readiness and 249 00:08:52,142 --> 00:08:54,253 availability . Testing alone does not 250 00:08:54,253 --> 00:08:56,309 do that , however . It is a powerful 251 00:08:56,309 --> 00:08:58,309 tool that's helpful , one complying 252 00:08:58,309 --> 00:09:00,364 with quarantine and the other public 253 00:09:00,364 --> 00:09:02,253 health items that can improve our 254 00:09:02,253 --> 00:09:04,364 overall force availability . So we're 255 00:09:04,364 --> 00:09:06,309 working with HHS femur . The White 256 00:09:06,309 --> 00:09:08,476 House and industry turned what current 257 00:09:08,476 --> 00:09:10,531 is a testing surprise supply problem 258 00:09:10,531 --> 00:09:12,753 into a logistics problem , because when 259 00:09:12,753 --> 00:09:12,200 it becomes a logistics problem , that's 260 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,460 something we're really good at . I 261 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:16,682 wanna close by thinking all the service 262 00:09:16,682 --> 00:09:18,849 men and women , especially are medical 263 00:09:18,849 --> 00:09:20,904 professionals , are reservists . Are 264 00:09:20,904 --> 00:09:22,849 guardsmen deployed in harm's way . 265 00:09:22,849 --> 00:09:24,793 Today I want to recognize each and 266 00:09:24,793 --> 00:09:27,127 every one of them who are in this fight , 267 00:09:27,127 --> 00:09:29,238 they're bringing extraordinary skills 268 00:09:29,238 --> 00:09:31,404 hold over the last honed over the last 269 00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:31,240 two decades in the most challenging 270 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,296 scenarios . Now to the fight against 271 00:09:33,296 --> 00:09:35,920 Cove in 19 the readiness for military a 272 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,976 strong we're still capable are still 273 00:09:37,976 --> 00:09:40,142 ready , no matter what the threat . No 274 00:09:40,142 --> 00:09:42,253 one should doubt the readiness of our 275 00:09:42,253 --> 00:09:42,060 military to respond to defend the 276 00:09:42,060 --> 00:09:44,750 American people whenever required . So 277 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,917 with that , uh , we're more than happy 278 00:09:46,917 --> 00:09:48,972 to take your questions . Thank you . 279 00:09:48,972 --> 00:09:51,610 Have problems on the boat . Yeah . Yeah . 280 00:09:52,540 --> 00:09:55,670 Think thank you of a question for 281 00:09:56,630 --> 00:09:59,430 either the general or the deputy 282 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,510 secretary of both its regarding , uh , 283 00:10:02,620 --> 00:10:04,676 President Trump's tweet this morning 284 00:10:04,676 --> 00:10:07,120 that he had ordered the Navy to shoot 285 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,100 and destroy any Iranian vessel that 286 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:12,910 harasses a U . S ship at sea . My 287 00:10:13,090 --> 00:10:15,312 question is whether Pentagon leadership 288 00:10:15,312 --> 00:10:17,820 has in fact , received an order that 289 00:10:17,830 --> 00:10:20,730 changes policy or changes procedures 290 00:10:20,790 --> 00:10:23,080 for handling encounters with Iranian 291 00:10:23,090 --> 00:10:26,690 gunboats . So the president shoot an 292 00:10:26,690 --> 00:10:28,750 important warning to the Iranians . 293 00:10:29,100 --> 00:10:31,840 What he was emphasizing is all of our 294 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,900 ships retained the right of self 295 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:35,900 defense and people need to be very 296 00:10:35,900 --> 00:10:37,870 careful in their interactions to 297 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,981 understand the inherent right of self 298 00:10:39,981 --> 00:10:42,092 defense . As Chairman did you want to 299 00:10:42,092 --> 00:10:44,314 add on that ? Well , I'll just say that 300 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:47,770 every capability that we deploy every 301 00:10:47,770 --> 00:10:50,500 ship that deploys in harm's way has the 302 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:52,611 inherent right of self defense is the 303 00:10:52,611 --> 00:10:54,667 secretary just described ? What that 304 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:57,100 means is if if we see a hostile act , 305 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,030 if we see hostile intent , we have the 306 00:11:00,030 --> 00:11:02,480 right to respond up to and including 307 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,860 lethal force . And if it happens in the 308 00:11:05,860 --> 00:11:08,280 Gulf , if it happens in any way , we 309 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,040 will respond with overwhelming lethal 310 00:11:12,050 --> 00:11:14,510 force if necessary to defend ourselves . 311 00:11:14,510 --> 00:11:16,480 And it's really that simple . But 312 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,702 nobody should doubt that the commanders 313 00:11:18,702 --> 00:11:21,250 have the authority right now despond to 314 00:11:21,250 --> 00:11:23,417 respond to any hostile actor . Hostile 315 00:11:23,417 --> 00:11:26,760 intent . Have a quick quality to that . 316 00:11:27,210 --> 00:11:29,321 So what you seem to be saying is that 317 00:11:29,321 --> 00:11:32,710 quote This has been existing policy for 318 00:11:32,710 --> 00:11:35,980 a long time self defense . So this 319 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:39,041 communication , if the president does 320 00:11:39,041 --> 00:11:40,986 not , in fact , then you're saying 321 00:11:40,986 --> 00:11:43,097 represented change and how you have a 322 00:11:43,097 --> 00:11:46,630 list the president's describing on 323 00:11:46,630 --> 00:11:49,000 responding to poor behavior on the 324 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,100 behalf of the Iranians , and he is 325 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:53,700 emphasizing and warning to them about 326 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:55,922 the challenges of what they create . So 327 00:11:55,922 --> 00:11:58,033 I think it was very useful thing that 328 00:11:58,033 --> 00:11:59,978 he put out . And I think that's an 329 00:11:59,978 --> 00:11:59,850 important thing for other people to 330 00:11:59,850 --> 00:12:02,780 understand and take very seriously . So 331 00:12:02,780 --> 00:12:05,580 I I like that , the president warned an 332 00:12:05,580 --> 00:12:07,700 adversary . That's what he's doing . 333 00:12:07,710 --> 00:12:10,090 He's providing a warning . If you if 334 00:12:10,090 --> 00:12:12,312 you want to go down that path , we will 335 00:12:12,312 --> 00:12:14,540 come and we will come large . So don't 336 00:12:14,540 --> 00:12:16,651 go down that path . That is what he's 337 00:12:16,651 --> 00:12:18,596 saying . He's saying it in clear , 338 00:12:18,596 --> 00:12:20,651 uncertain terms . We understand that 339 00:12:20,651 --> 00:12:22,484 direction and every commander is 340 00:12:22,484 --> 00:12:24,484 deployed has the ability to execute 341 00:12:24,484 --> 00:12:28,010 that . But all due respect , what the 342 00:12:28,020 --> 00:12:30,470 president said was that you would take 343 00:12:30,470 --> 00:12:32,526 action against the Iranians for , in 344 00:12:32,526 --> 00:12:35,150 his words , harassment , which is 345 00:12:35,150 --> 00:12:37,640 different than hostile intent . So I 346 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,751 would ask you to address that because 347 00:12:39,751 --> 00:12:42,100 the president did not discuss hostile 348 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:44,433 intent and you're right of self defense . 349 00:12:44,433 --> 00:12:47,280 He discussed harassment also very 350 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,502 quickly . General Heighten . I would in 351 00:12:49,502 --> 00:12:51,669 addition to that , I would like to ask 352 00:12:51,669 --> 00:12:53,724 you your current assessment . Do you 353 00:12:53,724 --> 00:12:56,160 currently believe that Kim Jong Goon is 354 00:12:56,170 --> 00:12:59,930 fully in control in North Korea ? What 355 00:12:59,930 --> 00:13:03,600 is your assessment of his control of 356 00:13:03,610 --> 00:13:07,410 his regime right now on testing ? Uh , 357 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:10,280 when are you going to be able ? You 358 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,391 said . There's a testing problem when 359 00:13:12,391 --> 00:13:14,730 you're going to be able to fully test 360 00:13:14,740 --> 00:13:17,380 old three tiers . But the first thing 361 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:19,602 is , the president said harassment . He 362 00:13:19,602 --> 00:13:21,769 didn't discuss hostile intent . To the 363 00:13:21,769 --> 00:13:23,936 best of my knowledge , I think the the 364 00:13:23,936 --> 00:13:26,102 intent behind his language and clear . 365 00:13:26,102 --> 00:13:28,380 I think when you talk about harassment , 366 00:13:28,380 --> 00:13:30,491 you're talking about actions designed 367 00:13:30,491 --> 00:13:32,824 to provoke actions designed to threaten . 368 00:13:32,824 --> 00:13:35,047 And I think that the traits of language 369 00:13:35,047 --> 00:13:37,158 we're using is the terminology in our 370 00:13:37,158 --> 00:13:37,060 air . But I think it's a very clear 371 00:13:37,060 --> 00:13:38,838 message that the Iranian should 372 00:13:38,838 --> 00:13:40,949 understand . So that's a difference . 373 00:13:40,949 --> 00:13:43,004 Then you are saying you have you now 374 00:13:43,004 --> 00:13:44,782 will take lethal action against 375 00:13:44,782 --> 00:13:47,810 harassment . So , um , you know the way 376 00:13:47,810 --> 00:13:49,910 you started your question it always 377 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,142 strikes me as interesting because every 378 00:13:52,142 --> 00:13:54,198 time I hear the words , with all due 379 00:13:54,198 --> 00:13:56,198 respect , here it comes right after 380 00:13:56,198 --> 00:13:58,309 that on . So that's the way I look at 381 00:13:58,309 --> 00:14:00,309 it now . The president made a clear 382 00:14:00,309 --> 00:14:02,142 statement . I think the Iranians 383 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:01,690 understand that . I think the American 384 00:14:01,690 --> 00:14:03,857 people understand that now we , as the 385 00:14:03,857 --> 00:14:05,746 military have to apply that clear 386 00:14:05,746 --> 00:14:07,857 direction from the commander in chief 387 00:14:07,857 --> 00:14:10,023 in tow , lawful orders that we execute 388 00:14:10,023 --> 00:14:12,134 and we know what that means . We have 389 00:14:12,134 --> 00:14:14,301 no no doubt what that means . Now , if 390 00:14:14,301 --> 00:14:16,357 you come across and you're in a safe 391 00:14:16,357 --> 00:14:18,579 distance and you're waving , that's one 392 00:14:18,579 --> 00:14:20,468 thing . If you have a gun and you 393 00:14:20,468 --> 00:14:22,634 pointed at me , that's another thing . 394 00:14:22,634 --> 00:14:24,857 We know exactly what that means . So if 395 00:14:24,857 --> 00:14:27,079 you cross that line , we know what that 396 00:14:27,079 --> 00:14:29,246 line is and we will respond . We don't 397 00:14:29,246 --> 00:14:31,412 need any more direction in order to do 398 00:14:31,412 --> 00:14:30,750 that . I think the president's message 399 00:14:30,750 --> 00:14:33,280 was crystal clear and we don't need any 400 00:14:33,300 --> 00:14:36,090 more actions now , as you talk about 401 00:14:36,190 --> 00:14:39,320 Kim Jong Eun , Kim Jeong Eun , uh , 402 00:14:39,330 --> 00:14:42,790 I've read the newspaper articles . I 403 00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:45,750 still read the news because you never 404 00:14:45,750 --> 00:14:47,917 know I might find something in there . 405 00:14:47,917 --> 00:14:50,840 So , uh , when I looked at the news , I 406 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,062 was interested . So I can tell you that 407 00:14:53,220 --> 00:14:55,387 in the intel I don't have anything toe 408 00:14:55,387 --> 00:14:57,442 confirm or deny anything along those 409 00:14:57,442 --> 00:14:59,553 lines . So I assume that Kim Jong Eun 410 00:14:59,553 --> 00:15:02,150 is still in full control of the Korean 411 00:15:02,220 --> 00:15:04,387 nuclear forces and the Korean military 412 00:15:04,387 --> 00:15:06,920 forces . I have no reason not to assume 413 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,900 that on then , tough testing across 414 00:15:10,900 --> 00:15:12,956 all the tears . Mr . Secretary , you 415 00:15:12,956 --> 00:15:16,580 want to start down that testing general 416 00:15:16,590 --> 00:15:19,040 indicated that there are challenges 417 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,040 nationwide in having a full testing 418 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,310 program . So I'm curious what your 419 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,080 current , uh , a thoughts are on when 420 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,590 you will be able to achieve full 421 00:15:29,590 --> 00:15:31,760 testing . I believe General Milley 422 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:35,110 wants 60,000 tests today within 45 days . 423 00:15:35,330 --> 00:15:37,790 When when will you get to that ? And 424 00:15:37,790 --> 00:15:40,012 part of the reason I ask is we now know 425 00:15:40,012 --> 00:15:42,850 that a number of sailors aboard the TR 426 00:15:43,150 --> 00:15:45,590 suddenly tested pod were negative , 427 00:15:45,590 --> 00:15:48,610 asymptomatic and tested positive at 14 428 00:15:48,610 --> 00:15:51,350 days of isolation , which suggests 429 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,640 testing may not be , As you said , the 430 00:15:54,650 --> 00:15:56,817 full measure of being able to define a 431 00:15:56,817 --> 00:15:58,928 healthy crew . When do you anticipate 432 00:15:58,928 --> 00:16:01,150 you're gonna be able to test ? So let's 433 00:16:01,370 --> 00:16:03,592 let's take a moment on your description 434 00:16:03,592 --> 00:16:05,814 cause I think it goes into the approach 435 00:16:05,814 --> 00:16:08,037 that we're taking , which is the reason 436 00:16:08,037 --> 00:16:10,259 you put somebody into quarantine is the 437 00:16:10,259 --> 00:16:12,037 idea that they may have had and 438 00:16:12,037 --> 00:16:13,926 exposure to the virus that hasn't 439 00:16:13,926 --> 00:16:15,926 developed to the stage that you can 440 00:16:15,926 --> 00:16:17,981 catch it on a test by putting him in 441 00:16:17,981 --> 00:16:20,037 quarantine for 14 days by the end of 442 00:16:20,037 --> 00:16:22,259 the 14 days . If they ended , in fact , 443 00:16:22,259 --> 00:16:24,259 have it , it would most likely have 444 00:16:24,259 --> 00:16:26,481 developed to the point that either they 445 00:16:26,481 --> 00:16:28,648 have symptoms or test would catch them 446 00:16:28,648 --> 00:16:30,870 even if they were asymptomatic . That's 447 00:16:30,870 --> 00:16:33,092 why we designed our approach this way . 448 00:16:33,092 --> 00:16:35,370 Which is ? You do the quarantine first . 449 00:16:35,370 --> 00:16:35,140 You If they're positive , you give it 450 00:16:35,140 --> 00:16:37,196 the maximum chance to develop . No 1 451 00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:39,630 may decide is 14 days enough . This is 452 00:16:39,630 --> 00:16:41,574 one of the things we're just gonna 453 00:16:41,574 --> 00:16:43,797 learn and evolve with over time . Which 454 00:16:43,797 --> 00:16:46,019 is We also don't know by the way , that 455 00:16:46,019 --> 00:16:48,186 after 14 days when you test positive , 456 00:16:48,186 --> 00:16:50,297 are you still contagious ? Who are we 457 00:16:50,297 --> 00:16:52,519 finding remnants of something your body 458 00:16:52,519 --> 00:16:54,741 fought off seven days early . These are 459 00:16:54,741 --> 00:16:54,570 all the measures that we have to go 460 00:16:54,570 --> 00:16:56,792 through and I talk about our research . 461 00:16:56,792 --> 00:16:58,848 It's to understand , How long do you 462 00:16:58,848 --> 00:17:00,959 contagious ? If you're asymptomatic , 463 00:17:00,959 --> 00:17:02,792 are you contagious ? And at what 464 00:17:02,792 --> 00:17:04,959 periods can you get it a second time ? 465 00:17:04,959 --> 00:17:07,014 So those are all the things . So the 466 00:17:07,014 --> 00:17:09,020 question of we want to move through 467 00:17:09,030 --> 00:17:11,141 each of the stages . But part of what 468 00:17:11,141 --> 00:17:12,974 we're doing is we're finding the 469 00:17:12,974 --> 00:17:15,030 approach and the techniques as we go 470 00:17:15,030 --> 00:17:17,141 through them . So I don't have a date 471 00:17:17,141 --> 00:17:19,308 where I want to hit X number thousands 472 00:17:19,308 --> 00:17:21,530 of tests , but I think for the critical 473 00:17:21,530 --> 00:17:21,330 ones , we want to get those done right 474 00:17:21,330 --> 00:17:23,500 away , and we have a plan to do all of 475 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:26,080 the highest party tear one's . Uh , if 476 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,302 not , I believe it's this month . We'll 477 00:17:28,302 --> 00:17:30,524 get to all that . We'll get through all 478 00:17:30,524 --> 00:17:32,747 the tear ones this month and then we'll 479 00:17:32,747 --> 00:17:32,480 I think we'll rapidly get into Tier two 480 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,850 and Tier three to get to the entire 481 00:17:34,850 --> 00:17:37,560 force . The 1.4 million active duty and 482 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,782 the entire Garden Reserve is gonna take 483 00:17:39,782 --> 00:17:41,949 us into the summer . But I think we'll 484 00:17:41,949 --> 00:17:44,282 get to the deploying redeploying forces . 485 00:17:44,282 --> 00:17:46,400 The forces engaged all the Tier One 486 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,640 forces next month , and we're already 487 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,290 basically working hard on the next 488 00:17:52,290 --> 00:17:53,957 carriers going out , the next 489 00:17:53,957 --> 00:17:56,068 submarines , going out the next basic 490 00:17:56,068 --> 00:17:58,234 training classes . We have moved a lot 491 00:17:58,234 --> 00:18:00,346 of stuff in the place right now . Eso 492 00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:03,530 we're moving quickly . It is a supply 493 00:18:03,540 --> 00:18:05,770 issue right now , which is causing us 494 00:18:05,970 --> 00:18:07,914 not to be able to go down the full 495 00:18:07,914 --> 00:18:10,026 spectrum of all the forces , so we'll 496 00:18:10,026 --> 00:18:12,192 have to . That's why we came up with a 497 00:18:12,192 --> 00:18:12,080 tiered approach . The other thing I 498 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,630 just highlight is you're testing plan 499 00:18:14,630 --> 00:18:16,852 depends on when they set sail , right ? 500 00:18:16,852 --> 00:18:19,074 So if I have a ship that's in , I'm not 501 00:18:19,074 --> 00:18:21,297 testing the crew until I've put them in 502 00:18:21,297 --> 00:18:23,408 quarantine right before they set sail 503 00:18:23,408 --> 00:18:25,519 and they come out . So a lot of these 504 00:18:25,519 --> 00:18:25,380 events , people deploying another's at 505 00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:27,602 some point in the year that that hits a 506 00:18:27,602 --> 00:18:29,880 triggering event . It's nothing amount , 507 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,991 if you just a blanket test , everyone 508 00:18:31,991 --> 00:18:34,213 goes home the end of the day . The next 509 00:18:34,213 --> 00:18:33,240 day they could have picked it up at 510 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,351 home . So you really haven't provided 511 00:18:35,351 --> 00:18:37,629 you the self , the level of protection . 512 00:18:37,629 --> 00:18:39,740 That's why our procedures air cute on 513 00:18:39,740 --> 00:18:41,907 events and on quarantine periods . You 514 00:18:41,907 --> 00:18:44,018 know what hit testing again , General 515 00:18:44,018 --> 00:18:46,129 again ? General Millicent , 60,000 by 516 00:18:46,129 --> 00:18:48,184 the end of May , early June . Do you 517 00:18:48,184 --> 00:18:50,018 think that's realistic ? Can you 518 00:18:50,018 --> 00:18:52,184 achieve that ? What do you need to get 519 00:18:52,184 --> 00:18:54,240 there ? And also , what is the daily 520 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,407 testing number ? You expect to get two 521 00:18:56,407 --> 00:18:58,518 for the entire force you mentioned by 522 00:18:58,518 --> 00:19:00,629 this summer ? Do you have a number on 523 00:19:00,629 --> 00:19:03,170 that so way , Certainly confident we 524 00:19:03,170 --> 00:19:05,337 can get to the 60,000 end of May early 525 00:19:05,337 --> 00:19:07,503 June . I think that's what we're going 526 00:19:07,503 --> 00:19:09,559 to try and get your that's that will 527 00:19:09,559 --> 00:19:11,670 cover the 21 and potentially be on to 528 00:19:11,670 --> 00:19:11,530 get part of this . That should get to 529 00:19:11,530 --> 00:19:13,641 Tier two and tier 3 60,000 day should 530 00:19:13,641 --> 00:19:15,752 get to that . That entire structure , 531 00:19:15,752 --> 00:19:18,430 I'm telling you , say 6000 . By the end 532 00:19:18,430 --> 00:19:20,710 of May and early June , what will that 533 00:19:20,710 --> 00:19:23,160 cover as far as a force . So I'm not 534 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,216 trying . Find the 60,000 day we were 535 00:19:25,216 --> 00:19:27,271 looking at us . What they are merely 536 00:19:27,271 --> 00:19:29,327 said the other day is building up to 537 00:19:29,327 --> 00:19:31,271 that capacity to build up to about 538 00:19:31,271 --> 00:19:33,438 50,000 week . 200,000 month to hit the 539 00:19:33,438 --> 00:19:35,890 core functions 50,000 per day by the 540 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:37,844 end of May early June . That's his 541 00:19:37,844 --> 00:19:39,956 aspiration . Questions . What will it 542 00:19:39,956 --> 00:19:42,067 take to get there ? And then how many 543 00:19:42,067 --> 00:19:44,289 of the force would that cover ? I think 544 00:19:44,289 --> 00:19:46,400 you're one , right ? No , no . If you 545 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,170 did 50,000 week , you could make it 546 00:19:49,170 --> 00:19:51,226 through Tier one and start into Tier 547 00:19:51,226 --> 00:19:53,392 two and Tier three . You get to 60,000 548 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:55,448 day . You able to hit a much broader 549 00:19:55,448 --> 00:19:57,559 range of things than than our initial 550 00:19:57,910 --> 00:20:00,021 planning would prioritize . So that's 551 00:20:00,021 --> 00:20:02,243 it's a good aspirational , because when 552 00:20:02,243 --> 00:20:04,188 you get that you can do a lot more 553 00:20:04,188 --> 00:20:06,243 things we're looking at to cover the 554 00:20:06,243 --> 00:20:08,940 the key tears is 50,000 week , 200,000 555 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,209 in a month because again , you're 556 00:20:11,209 --> 00:20:13,209 prioritising when they move right . 557 00:20:13,209 --> 00:20:15,431 It's when the submarine set sales , not 558 00:20:15,431 --> 00:20:17,598 just every submarine crew , so that so 559 00:20:17,598 --> 00:20:19,820 you're looking at recruits also gets to 560 00:20:19,820 --> 00:20:21,820 when the services look at expanding 561 00:20:21,820 --> 00:20:23,820 their incoming recruit platforms so 562 00:20:23,820 --> 00:20:25,709 they bring a certain number . The 563 00:20:25,709 --> 00:20:27,931 recruits are at the level they're doing 564 00:20:27,931 --> 00:20:29,931 in tier one . But when you start to 565 00:20:29,931 --> 00:20:31,876 talk about the rest of the country 566 00:20:31,876 --> 00:20:34,042 getting to full activity , then you're 567 00:20:34,042 --> 00:20:36,209 bringing more recruits from across the 568 00:20:36,209 --> 00:20:36,150 country . You're potentially ramping up 569 00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:38,522 your pipeline , then you'd want to grow 570 00:20:38,522 --> 00:20:40,744 it . But this depends on his . The work 571 00:20:40,744 --> 00:20:42,967 we're doing with the Defense Production 572 00:20:42,967 --> 00:20:45,189 Act to drive up the supply of re agents 573 00:20:45,189 --> 00:20:47,300 of kits of those other things in many 574 00:20:47,300 --> 00:20:49,356 cases were doing that to benefit the 575 00:20:49,356 --> 00:20:51,356 rest of the country . You know , we 576 00:20:51,356 --> 00:20:53,522 recognize in all of this that although 577 00:20:53,522 --> 00:20:55,578 we have a high priority mission , we 578 00:20:55,578 --> 00:20:57,800 aren't the one who is having the people 579 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:57,680 dying right . We have we have people 580 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,624 who die . But the numbers are much 581 00:20:59,624 --> 00:21:01,847 smaller than nursing homes and others . 582 00:21:01,847 --> 00:21:03,847 So when we're helping drive up test 583 00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:05,791 kits , those air , many cases high 584 00:21:05,791 --> 00:21:08,013 priority want to take another foot . We 585 00:21:08,013 --> 00:21:10,124 number you hope to get to in the near 586 00:21:10,124 --> 00:21:14,010 term , 50,000 forget . And what is 587 00:21:14,010 --> 00:21:16,177 it ? The number you hope to get to see 588 00:21:16,177 --> 00:21:18,177 you come from the entire force . So 589 00:21:18,177 --> 00:21:20,343 when we get to the number that General 590 00:21:20,343 --> 00:21:20,020 Milley said , we'll be able to cover 591 00:21:20,020 --> 00:21:22,242 the entire force , he said , I want you 592 00:21:22,242 --> 00:21:24,298 there by the end of May early June . 593 00:21:24,298 --> 00:21:26,242 That would be a challenge with our 594 00:21:26,242 --> 00:21:28,298 national stockpile . If you got when 595 00:21:28,298 --> 00:21:30,409 you get there , I'm confident that it 596 00:21:30,409 --> 00:21:32,187 will exist in the country . The 597 00:21:32,187 --> 00:21:34,298 question is , how do we prioritize it 598 00:21:34,298 --> 00:21:36,464 within the country ? My guess is by in 599 00:21:36,464 --> 00:21:38,576 the May , early June will be in tow , 600 00:21:38,576 --> 00:21:40,687 Tier 12 and three certainly into much 601 00:21:40,687 --> 00:21:42,798 of tier four . And then it's gonna be 602 00:21:42,798 --> 00:21:42,410 discussion of from a national 603 00:21:42,410 --> 00:21:44,410 perspective . Where is the priority 604 00:21:44,410 --> 00:21:46,632 about where do we put those tests ? But 605 00:21:46,632 --> 00:21:48,854 right now , like the deputy said , with 606 00:21:48,854 --> 00:21:51,077 50,000 week , we can cover all the tier 607 00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:53,132 one with all , by the way , includes 608 00:21:53,132 --> 00:21:55,354 new recessions into our nationally . We 609 00:21:55,354 --> 00:21:57,450 have seen the number of tests go up 610 00:21:57,460 --> 00:21:59,516 dramatically . I think that was over 611 00:21:59,516 --> 00:22:01,460 four million and they're doing 100 612 00:22:01,460 --> 00:22:03,516 150,000 day . So part of that is the 613 00:22:03,516 --> 00:22:05,670 capacity is there and it's climbing . 614 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,070 Part of what we have to adjudicate is 615 00:22:08,540 --> 00:22:10,484 what part of our testing is a high 616 00:22:10,484 --> 00:22:12,484 enough priority to insert into that 617 00:22:12,484 --> 00:22:14,596 process and say We need to be be able 618 00:22:14,596 --> 00:22:17,050 to test this set . No , I want to close 619 00:22:17,060 --> 00:22:19,227 the loop . Hopefully , on the issue of 620 00:22:19,227 --> 00:22:21,449 the presidential tweet , he did mention 621 00:22:21,449 --> 00:22:23,520 harassment . So what we're talking 622 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,080 about in practices , Iranian fast boat 623 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,350 is going around . Navy ships correct . 624 00:22:29,130 --> 00:22:31,241 That's what we've been seeing . So it 625 00:22:31,610 --> 00:22:34,480 on that what they're doing , would that 626 00:22:34,490 --> 00:22:38,020 justify lethal action in your life ? So 627 00:22:38,030 --> 00:22:40,900 I would have to be the captain of the 628 00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:42,400 ship in order to make that 629 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,870 determination . So I'm not gonna 630 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,920 encircling fast boats going by on that 631 00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:50,400 on its own . So I'm not justified to 632 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,880 take legal action , so it depends on 633 00:22:52,890 --> 00:22:55,001 the situation with the captain sees . 634 00:22:55,001 --> 00:22:57,168 That's a hypothetical question , and I 635 00:22:57,168 --> 00:22:59,112 don't want to go down that because 636 00:22:59,112 --> 00:23:01,446 that's precisely what we've been seeing . 637 00:23:01,446 --> 00:23:00,710 What's going on right now is if you 638 00:23:00,710 --> 00:23:04,250 can't let a boat Ah , fast boat , get 639 00:23:04,250 --> 00:23:06,472 into a position where they can threaten 640 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:08,870 your ship . And I think that every 641 00:23:08,940 --> 00:23:10,996 captain see understands what that is 642 00:23:10,996 --> 00:23:13,107 right now . And we have very specific 643 00:23:13,107 --> 00:23:15,440 guidance on how we can use lethal force . 644 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,440 I go back to the what the president 645 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,496 says sends a great message to Iran . 646 00:23:19,510 --> 00:23:21,288 That's perfect . We know how to 647 00:23:21,288 --> 00:23:23,121 translate that into our rules of 648 00:23:23,121 --> 00:23:25,288 engagement . We don't talk about rules 649 00:23:25,288 --> 00:23:27,399 of engagement in public , but they're 650 00:23:27,399 --> 00:23:27,130 based on the inherent right of self 651 00:23:27,140 --> 00:23:29,473 defense there , based on hostile intent , 652 00:23:29,473 --> 00:23:31,473 hostile act . That's all we need in 653 00:23:31,473 --> 00:23:34,130 order to take the right action . Todo 654 00:23:34,140 --> 00:23:35,640 Phil stored on the phone . 655 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,300 Thanks . On Iran . Can you please let 656 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:44,133 us know your assessment of their 657 00:23:44,133 --> 00:23:46,810 satellite launch ? And what do you 658 00:23:46,810 --> 00:23:49,220 think that the getting back to the 659 00:23:49,230 --> 00:23:51,341 president's tweet ? Do you think that 660 00:23:51,341 --> 00:23:53,452 this the latest episode of harassment 661 00:23:53,452 --> 00:23:56,850 of the ships , uh , was a break from 662 00:23:56,860 --> 00:23:59,027 there ? There have been a long low was 663 00:23:59,027 --> 00:24:01,360 a break . Designers and a message , um , 664 00:24:01,370 --> 00:24:04,100 or was this , uh is the assessment of 665 00:24:04,110 --> 00:24:06,490 the folks out there that this was just 666 00:24:06,490 --> 00:24:09,090 an aberration ? You know , uh , some 667 00:24:09,620 --> 00:24:11,930 mobile commanders getting excited . 668 00:24:12,070 --> 00:24:14,500 Thanks . So let me first comment on the 669 00:24:14,510 --> 00:24:17,500 space watch duty has and continues to 670 00:24:17,500 --> 00:24:20,040 monitor closely Iran's pursuit , a 671 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,480 viable space launch technology and how 672 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,702 it may relate to its advancement of its 673 00:24:24,702 --> 00:24:26,869 ballistic missile program . And Iran's 674 00:24:26,869 --> 00:24:28,869 ballistic missile program remains a 675 00:24:28,869 --> 00:24:30,980 regional threat to US interests . And 676 00:24:30,980 --> 00:24:33,202 those are our allies and partners , and 677 00:24:33,202 --> 00:24:35,147 we remain confident our ability to 678 00:24:35,147 --> 00:24:37,369 deter a defend against the threat posed 679 00:24:37,369 --> 00:24:39,480 by Iran and its proxies . But we view 680 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,940 this as further evidence of Iran's 681 00:24:41,940 --> 00:24:43,884 behavior that's threatening in the 682 00:24:43,884 --> 00:24:45,996 region . I think when you look at the 683 00:24:45,996 --> 00:24:48,162 behavior of their boats , that was the 684 00:24:48,162 --> 00:24:50,273 second part of the question . I don't 685 00:24:50,273 --> 00:24:52,607 know that I described full intent to it , 686 00:24:52,607 --> 00:24:52,550 but you look at it . It's the same 687 00:24:53,150 --> 00:24:55,317 malign behavior they have practiced in 688 00:24:55,317 --> 00:24:57,317 other areas , and it's very careful 689 00:24:57,317 --> 00:24:59,372 they understand that there are there 690 00:24:59,372 --> 00:25:01,428 are limits online's that they should 691 00:25:01,428 --> 00:25:03,539 not cross because of the consequences 692 00:25:03,539 --> 00:25:05,872 to them . Place chairman anything , Dad . 693 00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:07,983 So regarding the Iranian space launch 694 00:25:08,220 --> 00:25:10,276 everybody in this room and everybody 695 00:25:10,276 --> 00:25:12,331 around the world should know that we 696 00:25:12,331 --> 00:25:15,140 watch every rocket and missile that 697 00:25:15,140 --> 00:25:17,307 comes off the face of the earth and we 698 00:25:17,307 --> 00:25:19,196 track it and characterize it very 699 00:25:19,196 --> 00:25:21,690 precisely . So we did that with their 700 00:25:21,700 --> 00:25:24,570 most recent Iranian launch . I won't 701 00:25:24,570 --> 00:25:26,737 tell you exactly what the intelligence 702 00:25:26,737 --> 00:25:28,570 says , because that's classified 703 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:30,681 information . But what I can tell you 704 00:25:30,681 --> 00:25:32,737 is that one a very long way . And if 705 00:25:32,737 --> 00:25:34,737 you have a missile that goes a very 706 00:25:34,737 --> 00:25:36,903 long way , and whether it works or not 707 00:25:36,903 --> 00:25:39,070 and puts a satellite in space or not , 708 00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:41,237 I won't go into those details . But it 709 00:25:41,237 --> 00:25:41,190 went a very long way , which means it 710 00:25:41,190 --> 00:25:43,357 has the ability once again to threaten 711 00:25:44,300 --> 00:25:47,240 their neighbors , our allies and we 712 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,462 want to make sure that they could never 713 00:25:49,462 --> 00:25:51,407 threaten the United States . So we 714 00:25:51,407 --> 00:25:53,573 watch that very carefully . But this , 715 00:25:53,573 --> 00:25:52,940 like the secretary , said , This is 716 00:25:52,940 --> 00:25:54,996 just another example of Iranian line 717 00:25:54,996 --> 00:25:57,107 behavior and it goes right along with 718 00:25:57,107 --> 00:25:59,470 the the harassment from the fast boats . 719 00:26:00,050 --> 00:26:02,820 We're trying to create a safe 720 00:26:02,820 --> 00:26:06,140 environment for maritime transit in 721 00:26:06,140 --> 00:26:08,340 that part of the world . That's what 722 00:26:08,350 --> 00:26:12,300 the the force over there is to do and 723 00:26:12,770 --> 00:26:14,881 of the maligned behavior of Iran that 724 00:26:14,881 --> 00:26:18,130 questions that causes significant risk 725 00:26:18,230 --> 00:26:20,280 to the safety and security of that 726 00:26:20,290 --> 00:26:22,401 region of the world and therefore the 727 00:26:22,401 --> 00:26:24,623 world as a whole . So you put those two 728 00:26:24,623 --> 00:26:26,846 things together and it's it's just more 729 00:26:26,846 --> 00:26:29,910 examples of Iranian malign behavior and 730 00:26:29,910 --> 00:26:33,370 misbehavior . Can I just ask 731 00:26:33,380 --> 00:26:35,820 why you won't characterize One of the 732 00:26:35,830 --> 00:26:37,886 satellite launch was successful when 733 00:26:37,886 --> 00:26:40,163 other launches have been characterized . 734 00:26:40,163 --> 00:26:42,052 And why is this one being treated 735 00:26:42,052 --> 00:26:44,280 differently ? Uh , I'm not treating it 736 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,502 differently at all . It just happened , 737 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,282 and it takes a little while to 738 00:26:48,282 --> 00:26:50,282 characterize exactly what goes into 739 00:26:50,282 --> 00:26:52,504 space eso once it's characterized . And 740 00:26:52,504 --> 00:26:54,671 once it's out in public , I'll be glad 741 00:26:54,671 --> 00:26:56,893 to sit here and talk about it . But I'm 742 00:26:56,893 --> 00:26:59,004 not gonna talk about what happened in 743 00:26:59,004 --> 00:27:01,060 the end game of a rocket . That just 744 00:27:01,060 --> 00:27:03,116 happened because I've been launching 745 00:27:03,116 --> 00:27:05,227 rockets my whole life . There's a lot 746 00:27:05,227 --> 00:27:07,171 that has to happen before four . A 747 00:27:07,171 --> 00:27:09,338 satellite becomes operation or whether 748 00:27:09,338 --> 00:27:11,449 it even works or not , and it takes a 749 00:27:11,449 --> 00:27:13,616 long time to characterize that because 750 00:27:13,616 --> 00:27:15,616 it goes around the world . Eso It's 751 00:27:15,616 --> 00:27:17,949 just early in the process of doing that . 752 00:27:17,949 --> 00:27:20,171 So by this time tomorrow , I imagine if 753 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:22,282 I was standing up in front of you , I 754 00:27:22,282 --> 00:27:24,616 could explain exactly what was going on . 755 00:27:24,616 --> 00:27:24,230 Whether it's successful or not , I just 756 00:27:24,230 --> 00:27:27,970 don't have that information yet , where 757 00:27:27,970 --> 00:27:30,026 did troops who were mobilized within 758 00:27:30,026 --> 00:27:32,192 the U . S . For pandemic response fall 759 00:27:32,192 --> 00:27:34,359 within the testing tears that you guys 760 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:36,581 were trying to stand up ? So if they're 761 00:27:36,581 --> 00:27:38,581 mobilized for pandemic box , So you 762 00:27:38,581 --> 00:27:40,692 think of the doctors going in so much 763 00:27:40,692 --> 00:27:42,748 like doctors in any hospital there , 764 00:27:42,748 --> 00:27:44,748 almost in sort of the tears , every 765 00:27:44,748 --> 00:27:44,710 which is , you've got people who have 766 00:27:44,710 --> 00:27:46,877 symptoms you have to test , and you've 767 00:27:46,877 --> 00:27:48,877 got those that you're supporting in 768 00:27:48,877 --> 00:27:50,821 those responses . So if they start 769 00:27:50,821 --> 00:27:53,043 having symptoms , they have exposures . 770 00:27:53,043 --> 00:27:52,860 They're part of that . So they would 771 00:27:52,860 --> 00:27:54,804 clearly be an interior one if they 772 00:27:54,804 --> 00:27:56,916 weren't already covered by the normal 773 00:27:56,916 --> 00:27:59,027 testing procedures at CDC has put out 774 00:27:59,027 --> 00:28:01,193 as their first priority . So they have 775 00:28:01,193 --> 00:28:03,138 always a party for us here here to 776 00:28:03,138 --> 00:28:06,370 retire one used tear to first baby tier 777 00:28:06,370 --> 00:28:08,592 one , but ends up . But what he said is 778 00:28:08,592 --> 00:28:10,926 real important . There really tear zero , 779 00:28:10,926 --> 00:28:12,870 and it's probably something that's 780 00:28:12,870 --> 00:28:15,092 worth when I talked about moving from a 781 00:28:15,092 --> 00:28:14,790 diagnostic to a diagnostic plus 782 00:28:14,790 --> 00:28:18,100 screening . The diagnostic requirement 783 00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:20,378 is not in that tier screening approach . 784 00:28:20,378 --> 00:28:22,600 The diagnostic requirement is basically 785 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,489 tear zero , and that includes the 786 00:28:24,489 --> 00:28:26,378 doctors , the nurses and includes 787 00:28:26,378 --> 00:28:28,489 anybody that becomes symptomatic . If 788 00:28:28,489 --> 00:28:30,322 if you became symptomatic in the 789 00:28:30,322 --> 00:28:32,489 Pentagon or were in close contact with 790 00:28:32,489 --> 00:28:34,433 somebody who was symptomatic , you 791 00:28:34,433 --> 00:28:36,600 would get a test , that is a tear zero 792 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,711 test . That's the diagnostic piece of 793 00:28:38,711 --> 00:28:40,822 the puzzle that still continues . Eso 794 00:28:40,822 --> 00:28:42,933 It's when we go to diagnostic , which 795 00:28:42,933 --> 00:28:42,920 is all we've been doing to diagnostic 796 00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:45,097 or screening . That's where you get to 797 00:28:45,097 --> 00:28:47,097 the tiered approach . But as far as 798 00:28:47,097 --> 00:28:49,041 Guard troops mobilized for testing 799 00:28:49,041 --> 00:28:51,041 stations or for logistics and stuff 800 00:28:51,041 --> 00:28:50,640 like that , considering you're not at 801 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:52,751 home , they're not Children a place , 802 00:28:52,751 --> 00:28:54,807 and they're having repeated possible 803 00:28:54,807 --> 00:28:56,751 exposures where they follow . That 804 00:28:56,751 --> 00:28:58,696 would depend on whether there were 805 00:28:58,696 --> 00:29:00,918 symptoms , whether the risk of exposure 806 00:29:00,918 --> 00:29:03,029 was such that a doctor felt that they 807 00:29:03,029 --> 00:29:02,650 needed to be tested to each age 808 00:29:02,650 --> 00:29:04,761 organization would do that . But it's 809 00:29:04,761 --> 00:29:06,983 similar to another person other , which 810 00:29:06,983 --> 00:29:08,983 is if there's a , uh , if there's a 811 00:29:08,983 --> 00:29:11,206 symptom of it or there's enough risk of 812 00:29:11,206 --> 00:29:13,372 exposure to justify it that the doctor 813 00:29:13,372 --> 00:29:12,620 said you needed them , they would get 814 00:29:12,620 --> 00:29:16,220 the test . We're gonna tear a couple of 815 00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:20,220 phone , I think , for 816 00:29:20,220 --> 00:29:22,387 doing this . Another testing questions 817 00:29:22,810 --> 00:29:24,977 I was wondering to what extent are you 818 00:29:24,977 --> 00:29:28,060 planning to use are deploy antibody 819 00:29:28,070 --> 00:29:30,600 tests in the field to see a particular 820 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,560 base or unit . Um , enough of them has 821 00:29:33,570 --> 00:29:35,848 had it gotten over it have in the body . 822 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,690 And how would you ? What sort of 823 00:29:38,690 --> 00:29:40,801 assumptions would you use on immunity 824 00:29:40,940 --> 00:29:42,770 to where those forces might be 825 00:29:42,770 --> 00:29:45,560 protected and could operate , You know , 826 00:29:45,590 --> 00:29:47,423 with a little less of the social 827 00:29:47,423 --> 00:29:50,100 distancing requirement ? Thank you . So 828 00:29:50,100 --> 00:29:52,090 there's a great , great questions 829 00:29:52,090 --> 00:29:54,146 because , yes , the answer is we are 830 00:29:54,146 --> 00:29:56,034 participating in working with the 831 00:29:56,034 --> 00:29:58,770 interagency process on antibody tests . 832 00:29:59,180 --> 00:30:01,600 Many of those require blood work , But 833 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,711 for those who are falling , what that 834 00:30:03,711 --> 00:30:05,656 means is you're looking for Pete . 835 00:30:05,656 --> 00:30:05,490 Normally when we talk about the swab 836 00:30:05,810 --> 00:30:08,110 you're talking about , you put a device 837 00:30:08,110 --> 00:30:10,221 and somebody's nose . You do a swab . 838 00:30:10,221 --> 00:30:12,166 You're looking for signs of a live 839 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:14,166 virus capable of spreading with the 840 00:30:14,166 --> 00:30:16,388 antibody test . The person doesn't have 841 00:30:16,388 --> 00:30:18,554 to have the live virus anymore . Their 842 00:30:18,554 --> 00:30:20,610 body may have already reacted killed 843 00:30:20,610 --> 00:30:22,777 off the virus , and they may be on the 844 00:30:22,777 --> 00:30:24,943 other side . They wouldn't necessarily 845 00:30:24,943 --> 00:30:27,166 test positive anymore to the test we're 846 00:30:27,166 --> 00:30:29,166 using . Now they would test for the 847 00:30:29,166 --> 00:30:31,332 antibody that said they were over it , 848 00:30:31,332 --> 00:30:33,499 and they had recovered . So one of the 849 00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:33,140 things that we're working with through 850 00:30:33,140 --> 00:30:35,520 some of our research organizations is 851 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,940 exactly the fielding and use of that to 852 00:30:37,940 --> 00:30:40,051 determine a couple questions . One is 853 00:30:40,051 --> 00:30:42,273 how widespread , right ? How many folks 854 00:30:42,273 --> 00:30:44,440 do we have act there who actually have 855 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,607 had this , a symptomatically recovered 856 00:30:46,607 --> 00:30:48,718 and now have the antibodies ? Can you 857 00:30:48,718 --> 00:30:50,718 track people with the antibodies to 858 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:52,940 confirm how long it lasts , how much an 859 00:30:52,940 --> 00:30:54,996 effect of the protection is with any 860 00:30:54,996 --> 00:30:57,107 virus that we have each year with the 861 00:30:57,107 --> 00:30:56,820 flu and others ? One of the questions 862 00:30:56,820 --> 00:30:58,709 is , if you get over it , are you 863 00:30:58,709 --> 00:31:00,960 vulnerable to getting it again ? So we 864 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,849 have a series of research efforts 865 00:31:02,849 --> 00:31:05,071 involving you know , Walter Reed , Army 866 00:31:05,071 --> 00:31:06,904 Institute of Research and others 867 00:31:06,904 --> 00:31:09,550 working with HHS and CDC on exactly 868 00:31:09,550 --> 00:31:11,717 that question . Because , as you point 869 00:31:11,717 --> 00:31:13,939 out , that's one of the key steps , and 870 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:16,106 it's it's a step beyond the , uh , the 871 00:31:16,106 --> 00:31:17,828 swab test because it looks for 872 00:31:17,828 --> 00:31:19,994 something very different . What it's a 873 00:31:19,994 --> 00:31:22,161 key part of being able to know how far 874 00:31:22,161 --> 00:31:24,383 along we are . So I think the challenge 875 00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:26,620 is going to be when you move from the 876 00:31:26,620 --> 00:31:28,470 current diagnostic and screening 877 00:31:28,470 --> 00:31:30,692 testing that we're doing now with swabs 878 00:31:30,692 --> 00:31:32,914 and the various machines that we have . 879 00:31:32,914 --> 00:31:34,748 Then we're gonna want to move in 880 00:31:34,748 --> 00:31:34,570 antibody test , and you want to get 881 00:31:34,580 --> 00:31:36,302 want to get into a therapeutic 882 00:31:36,302 --> 00:31:38,247 environment where you can actually 883 00:31:38,247 --> 00:31:40,469 treat the symptoms and make them not so 884 00:31:40,469 --> 00:31:40,280 severe . And then you want to get into 885 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,113 a vaccine environment . So we're 886 00:31:42,113 --> 00:31:44,280 actually working with the community to 887 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,224 walk through each of those and and 888 00:31:46,224 --> 00:31:48,113 beyond the current diagnostic and 889 00:31:48,113 --> 00:31:50,240 screening tests . The science is not 890 00:31:50,250 --> 00:31:52,870 clear of this moment exactly what we 891 00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:54,759 get from an antibody test when we 892 00:31:54,759 --> 00:31:56,814 collect that , because we don't know 893 00:31:56,814 --> 00:31:59,148 the impact , as the secretary described , 894 00:31:59,148 --> 00:31:58,740 we don't know the impact across the 895 00:31:58,740 --> 00:32:00,740 force . How long does it last ? How 896 00:32:00,740 --> 00:32:02,851 much does it protect ? Does it create 897 00:32:02,851 --> 00:32:05,184 immunity ? All those things are unknown , 898 00:32:05,184 --> 00:32:07,407 and we have to explore those unknowns . 899 00:32:07,407 --> 00:32:09,629 But we do have a significant element of 900 00:32:09,629 --> 00:32:11,629 the population where we can collect 901 00:32:11,629 --> 00:32:13,851 those anybody's and understand that and 902 00:32:13,851 --> 00:32:15,740 learn quickly . That's what we're 903 00:32:15,740 --> 00:32:17,851 trying to do . And one thing I should 904 00:32:17,851 --> 00:32:17,200 just make clear to everyone . When we 905 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,030 talk about doing research that involves 906 00:32:20,030 --> 00:32:22,030 people in the department fence , we 907 00:32:22,030 --> 00:32:24,197 have an institutional review board his 908 00:32:24,197 --> 00:32:26,030 approval . We need just like any 909 00:32:26,030 --> 00:32:26,030 medical organization would . So we do 910 00:32:26,030 --> 00:32:27,919 research . We have that and we're 911 00:32:27,919 --> 00:32:30,086 involving individuals , these clinical 912 00:32:30,086 --> 00:32:32,141 trials and longitude studies . These 913 00:32:32,141 --> 00:32:34,197 are volunteers , right ? So while we 914 00:32:34,197 --> 00:32:36,308 have screening , we do is part of the 915 00:32:36,308 --> 00:32:35,660 mission . When we talk about these 916 00:32:35,660 --> 00:32:37,716 types of research projects , they're 917 00:32:37,716 --> 00:32:39,771 they're reviewed validated , and the 918 00:32:39,771 --> 00:32:41,771 participants are voluntary . That's 919 00:32:41,771 --> 00:32:43,716 this important thing to understand 920 00:32:43,716 --> 00:32:43,680 about how we function , just like any 921 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,370 medical organization would just one 922 00:32:47,380 --> 00:32:49,720 follow up . Since you do have a 923 00:32:49,730 --> 00:32:51,950 community of cases on the Roosevelt , 924 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,280 is there any consideration of using 925 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,447 that population foreign ? Anybody test 926 00:32:56,447 --> 00:32:58,391 to truly see you know how far it's 927 00:32:58,391 --> 00:33:00,558 spread and what sort of immunity there 928 00:33:00,558 --> 00:33:02,502 might be ? Yes , yes , and I think 929 00:33:02,502 --> 00:33:05,120 they're they're working with , um , I 930 00:33:05,130 --> 00:33:06,963 believe that's where the group's 931 00:33:06,963 --> 00:33:09,074 they're working with on volunteers to 932 00:33:09,074 --> 00:33:08,940 be able to track and look for that 933 00:33:08,940 --> 00:33:10,996 information again . Part of the tell 934 00:33:10,996 --> 00:33:13,107 you is how long it takes after you've 935 00:33:13,107 --> 00:33:15,273 been exposed to develop the antibodies 936 00:33:15,273 --> 00:33:17,740 so way we look forward to tow people 937 00:33:17,740 --> 00:33:19,851 participating in these and being able 938 00:33:19,851 --> 00:33:21,851 to share what we learned with those 939 00:33:21,851 --> 00:33:23,740 research and medical institutions 940 00:33:23,740 --> 00:33:23,540 elsewhere in the federal government , 941 00:33:23,540 --> 00:33:25,484 the private sector , who are doing 942 00:33:25,484 --> 00:33:28,980 similar studies . Decisions clarify 943 00:33:28,980 --> 00:33:31,202 Roosevelt sailors will be participating 944 00:33:31,202 --> 00:33:33,258 in this . That's my understanding of 945 00:33:33,258 --> 00:33:35,480 the media's . I'm gonna get a follow up 946 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,702 from the Navy to confirm toe so I don't 947 00:33:37,702 --> 00:33:39,924 go overstate the level activity on that 948 00:33:39,924 --> 00:33:42,091 side . But I believe that's the case . 949 00:33:42,091 --> 00:33:41,580 But what we'll do is we'll get a follow 950 00:33:41,580 --> 00:33:43,580 up for you to confirm that from the 951 00:33:43,580 --> 00:33:46,750 Navy . Thank you . We have time for all . 952 00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:48,694 One last question will go Teoh Jim 953 00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:50,194 Griffin on the phone box . 954 00:33:54,940 --> 00:33:57,650 Thank you very much . I have a question 955 00:33:57,660 --> 00:34:00,480 about the belief in the military that 956 00:34:00,490 --> 00:34:03,660 this is going to return and is that 957 00:34:03,660 --> 00:34:06,100 your assessment on the task force that 958 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,170 when it does return that it will come 959 00:34:09,170 --> 00:34:12,410 back more virulent ? How frequent will 960 00:34:12,420 --> 00:34:14,531 it return ? And how are you preparing 961 00:34:14,531 --> 00:34:17,410 for that ? And separately , the Army 962 00:34:17,410 --> 00:34:19,410 Corps of Engineers is continuing to 963 00:34:19,410 --> 00:34:22,550 build out convention centers , and but 964 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,782 the beds were not being used in many of 965 00:34:24,782 --> 00:34:26,949 these cities . Is it still a good idea 966 00:34:26,949 --> 00:34:29,060 to be converting all these convention 967 00:34:29,060 --> 00:34:31,282 centers went some place like Florida is 968 00:34:31,282 --> 00:34:33,800 already going back to release re going 969 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:37,100 back ? Teoh sort of normal . Uh uh , 970 00:34:37,110 --> 00:34:40,250 social interactions . So I think when 971 00:34:40,250 --> 00:34:42,400 you look at what happens next with 972 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,622 regard to the virus , you have a couple 973 00:34:44,622 --> 00:34:46,567 things . One is as people begin to 974 00:34:46,567 --> 00:34:50,220 return to , uh , I won't say completely 975 00:34:50,220 --> 00:34:52,442 normal , but returned to businesses and 976 00:34:52,442 --> 00:34:54,331 other activities , and you have a 977 00:34:54,331 --> 00:34:56,553 potential risk of the virus returning . 978 00:34:56,553 --> 00:34:58,609 You want to be assured that you have 979 00:34:58,609 --> 00:35:00,776 the capacity that if there was another 980 00:35:00,776 --> 00:35:02,720 outbreak , you have the beds , the 981 00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,609 facilities , the doctors etcetera 982 00:35:04,609 --> 00:35:06,609 support . That's part of the buffer 983 00:35:06,609 --> 00:35:08,776 that you build because you have time . 984 00:35:08,776 --> 00:35:10,942 So I think you will see us continue to 985 00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:13,109 with fiscal prudence about not wanting 986 00:35:13,109 --> 00:35:15,276 t overstated , but to be ready so that 987 00:35:15,276 --> 00:35:17,276 if something happens , there is the 988 00:35:17,276 --> 00:35:19,498 capacity to handle it . The question of 989 00:35:19,498 --> 00:35:21,609 whether it returns , though , depends 990 00:35:21,609 --> 00:35:23,887 on the nature of how the virus evolves . 991 00:35:23,887 --> 00:35:25,498 So will have potentially the 992 00:35:25,498 --> 00:35:27,553 opportunity for therapeutics , which 993 00:35:27,553 --> 00:35:29,720 will reduce the severity . We may have 994 00:35:29,720 --> 00:35:31,776 ah , number of people whose immunity 995 00:35:31,776 --> 00:35:33,998 reduces its ability to transmit . There 996 00:35:33,998 --> 00:35:36,053 is an open question I don't know the 997 00:35:36,053 --> 00:35:38,053 answer to , which is how it does in 998 00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:40,220 summer versus winter , on the question 999 00:35:40,220 --> 00:35:42,331 of whether that caused it . Certainly 1000 00:35:42,331 --> 00:35:44,553 people spend more time indoors and went 1001 00:35:44,553 --> 00:35:46,553 to which increases the transmission 1002 00:35:46,553 --> 00:35:48,609 risk . So that's one of our unknowns 1003 00:35:48,609 --> 00:35:50,720 about how it returns . It's something 1004 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,776 we don't want to assume won't happen 1005 00:35:52,776 --> 00:35:54,942 because we need to be prepared to have 1006 00:35:54,942 --> 00:35:57,330 the masks and the facilities and the 1007 00:35:57,330 --> 00:35:59,590 beds to be able to mitigate that risk . 1008 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,022 But that's one of the things that gives 1009 00:36:02,022 --> 00:36:04,189 confidence to people . In reopening is 1010 00:36:04,189 --> 00:36:06,300 if there is a return in a hot spot in 1011 00:36:06,300 --> 00:36:08,467 the city , we know how to get it under 1012 00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:10,744 control . We can move the deity forces , 1013 00:36:10,744 --> 00:36:10,460 the medics that were available 1014 00:36:10,460 --> 00:36:12,690 elsewhere to that location while they 1015 00:36:12,690 --> 00:36:14,801 get it back under control . So that's 1016 00:36:14,801 --> 00:36:16,801 the balance that we as a nation are 1017 00:36:16,801 --> 00:36:18,912 gonna have to take going forward . So 1018 00:36:18,912 --> 00:36:21,134 it's It's the job of the military toe . 1019 00:36:21,134 --> 00:36:22,968 Prepare , prepare for worst case 1020 00:36:22,968 --> 00:36:25,710 scenarios . So we will take the lessons 1021 00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:28,190 learnt that we have from this outbreak . 1022 00:36:28,670 --> 00:36:31,230 We will plan for something worse to 1023 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:33,160 happen in the fall . We hope that 1024 00:36:33,170 --> 00:36:36,180 therapeutics and vaccines and and all 1025 00:36:36,180 --> 00:36:38,236 kinds of things come into place that 1026 00:36:38,236 --> 00:36:40,402 make sure that doesn't happen . But we 1027 00:36:40,402 --> 00:36:42,402 have to plan for the worst case and 1028 00:36:42,402 --> 00:36:44,569 assume that we're gonna be there . And 1029 00:36:44,569 --> 00:36:44,240 then regarding the convention center 1030 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:46,351 beds that the Army Corps of Engineers 1031 00:36:46,351 --> 00:36:48,462 are building . They're building those 1032 00:36:48,462 --> 00:36:50,629 in response to requests from governors 1033 00:36:50,629 --> 00:36:53,210 and states . And , uh , you know , I've 1034 00:36:53,210 --> 00:36:56,080 been asked , Does it bother you when 1035 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,191 you when you look at those convention 1036 00:36:58,191 --> 00:37:00,302 centers and you see the bed's empty , 1037 00:37:00,302 --> 00:37:02,358 for God's sakes ? No , that's what I 1038 00:37:02,358 --> 00:37:04,524 want to see . I don't want to see beds 1039 00:37:04,524 --> 00:37:06,691 full if you see beds full . That means 1040 00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:08,802 that the local capacity of the of the 1041 00:37:08,802 --> 00:37:10,802 local hospitals to handle that have 1042 00:37:10,802 --> 00:37:12,913 been overwhelmed . And now we're into 1043 00:37:12,913 --> 00:37:14,913 an emergency situation . We want to 1044 00:37:14,913 --> 00:37:16,913 make sure we build all capabilities 1045 00:37:16,913 --> 00:37:19,136 ahead of need . We want to make sure we 1046 00:37:19,136 --> 00:37:21,247 push supplies forward ahead of need . 1047 00:37:21,247 --> 00:37:23,580 You always want to have excess capacity , 1048 00:37:23,580 --> 00:37:25,580 not too little capacity . And so it 1049 00:37:25,580 --> 00:37:27,700 doesn't bother me at all that many of 1050 00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:29,756 the convention center hospitals that 1051 00:37:29,756 --> 00:37:31,978 have been built or empty . Right now we 1052 00:37:31,978 --> 00:37:34,089 have to be ready for the worst case , 1053 00:37:34,089 --> 00:37:36,089 and we hope it never comes . So I'm 1054 00:37:36,089 --> 00:37:38,033 happy when I see empty beds in the 1055 00:37:38,033 --> 00:37:40,340 Javits Center . I'll just leave it at 1056 00:37:40,340 --> 00:37:44,130 that . Thank you . Brainy 1057 00:37:44,130 --> 00:37:46,297 closing comments . Well again , Let me 1058 00:37:46,297 --> 00:37:48,352 just thank you have went both in the 1059 00:37:48,352 --> 00:37:50,352 room , those on the phone and those 1060 00:37:50,352 --> 00:37:52,519 watching on TV for taking the time . I 1061 00:37:52,519 --> 00:37:54,741 appreciate your interest in support for 1062 00:37:54,741 --> 00:37:56,908 this subject again . The men and women 1063 00:37:56,908 --> 00:37:56,180 of the armed forces and quickly those 1064 00:37:56,180 --> 00:37:58,347 in the medical community who have gone 1065 00:37:58,347 --> 00:38:00,458 out and moved and deployed to be able 1066 00:38:00,458 --> 00:38:02,458 to respond . I thank them for their 1067 00:38:02,458 --> 00:38:04,291 quick and prompt response . Stay 1068 00:38:04,291 --> 00:38:06,291 healthy . Stay well where your mask 1069 00:38:06,291 --> 00:38:08,013 Thanks very much . Thank you , 1070 00:38:08,013 --> 00:38:07,740 everybody .