This is a place where we really are in a serious deficit situation.

I really think the term should be 'whole-of-society.'

We have got to be educated. Our public has to understand that this is a whole new level of--way of manipulating.

I would like to know what that figure is for destroyers, amphibs, submarines.

The real question is what ships do we have that are ready to fight.

I rise to address the bill that has been recently--and I emphasize the word ``recently''--introduced in the House of Representatives. I believe it was introduced Monday. It is having not a hearing but a markup today, and may be on the…

To solely rely on military strength in solving these very complex and difficult problems would be a serious mistake.

We do not ask the private sector to defend themselves against Russian bombs or missile attacks from North Korea.

We have a seamless cooperation and agreement, arrangement, and working relationship with the Canadians in terms of NORAD?

If I were China, I would not want a nuclear-armed guy right on my border who could threaten me.

It struck me as a large, unsinkable aircraft carrier in the midst of the most strategic spot in the North Atlantic.

We are deterring aggression, which may come in a variety of forms, one of which could be cyber.

I would suggest that wargaming and stress-testing would be very important, particularly where you do not have direct control over these assets.

Do you believe that we should at least consider, subject to the approval of the people of Iceland, some reconstitution of our capacity there?

Part of the settlement in that case was we had a military force and the threat of military force.

This cannot be only a monetary issue.

I think one of our big gaps when we talk about what do we need to do, a policy and a strategy, as the chairman has mentioned, is absolutely critical because right now deterrence does not work unless there is a strategy and unless we know…

Senator Rounds and I supported an amendment that got into the National Defense Act last year.