Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearing: “FY22 Budget Request for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities” 
Thursday, June 10, 2021
(11:00am ET –Virtual via WebEx – Open)
 
Purpose: The Subcommittee will receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2022 President’s Budget request for U.S. nuclear weapon and warhead modernization and sustainment plans. The hearing will also cover nuclear deterrence, strategic stability, and the role of arms control and allies in the context of U.S. nuclear policy and programmatic priorities.
 
Witnesses:   
 
Ms. Melissa Dalton 
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities  
U.S. Department of Defense 
 
Dr. Charlie Verdon  
Acting Administrator  
National Nuclear Security Administration 

Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe 
Director, Strategic Systems Programs 
U.S. Navy

Lt Gen James Dawkins
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
U.S. Air Force