Shoebridge, Sen David

Senator SHOEBRIDGE: These are the US's nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missiles that they have committed to deploying in the next 12 months. Have you had any communications with the United States government about whether or not their sea-launched cruise missiles—which are nuclear capable, are greenlighted and are proposed to be deployable in the next 12 months—will be on those nuclear submarines that are visiting or rotating through HMAS Stirling ? Adm. Johnston : I think we are talking about a weapon that doesn't exist, and you're inviting a comment about a weapon that may come into the United States's inventory at some time.