The issue focused on the type of technology that will be used to process the response.

"The response that's being asked of the military is that of a military response, and I don't want to get into the technology and the technology is not even that different from the response that is being asked of the American people," he said.

Coburn was also asked about the recent decision to let the media have a day in the office.

"I am not here to make a political