Thomas M. Countryman: “The implementation of the Framework could not have been achieved absent the serious consideration of the use of force by…”

I do not believe that it is in the United States' interest to pursue an autarchic policy of avoiding scientific and technical cooperation in the civilian nuclear field.

I would like to see this administration and this Congress make a long-term commitment to steadily expanded resources for the International Atomic Energy Agency because, yes, it is that central to U.S. security and to global security.

The U.S. relationship with China is one of the most important and complex relationships we have in the world.

The problem with having a gold standard is it needs to have two things. It needs to be replicable, and it actually needs to be the best.