systems, warheads, and facilities, as well as data exchanges to track the status and makeup of nuclear weapons systems. (11) During a February 26, 2019, hearing on nuclear deterrence requirements of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Commander of the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) General John Hyten voiced his support for the Treaty, saying he was a big supporter of the New START agreement and stating, The New START treaty provides insights into the Russians capabilities. Those are hugely beneficial to me. . (12) During a March 2017 hearing on nuclear deterrence requirements of the House Armed Services Committee, Air Force General Paul Selva, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also endorsed the New START Treaty, saying the Treaty is a bilateral, verifiable agreement that gives us some degree of predictability on what our potential adversaries look like . (13) Lieutenant General Jack Weinstein, the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, asserted that the New START Treaty was of huge value to United States security. (14) During a September 2018 hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy David Trachtenberg stated that the transparency and verification requirements of the New START Treaty are a benefit to the security of the United States and, in response to a question regarding missile defense, asserted that the Treaty had no effect on limiting United States missile defense capabilities. (15) In a March 2017 hearing of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, Retired Air Force General and former commander of United States Strategic Command Robert Kehler stated, I think that we have gotten tremendous benefit out of those kinds of agreements with the Russians over the years, provided that the Russians comply, regarding the importance of the New START Treaty. (16) The Department of State confirmed in February 2018 that Russia had met the Treaty’s central limits on