I think it is key to ensure that Pakistan and Afghanistan have a very good relationship.

Speaking of countries without vital strategic interest in Latin America, let us turn to Iran.

So Hezbollah, a declared terrorist organization that operates in the Middle East, is responsible in part for the drug flow in Latin America that has had the impact that you have heard Senators on this dais talk about today, killing…

China is not a signatory to the treaty.

Do you think that we should consider renegotiating or withdrawing from the treaty or declaring Russia in material breach?

We adhere to the INF Treaty religiously, as we should.

I think there is goodness in the INF Treaty. Anything you can do to limit nuclear weapons at large is a general good probably.

I still believe that it made sense. I still believe that it fit within the context, and I still agreed with the judgment.

President Obama said he would have more flexibility on ballistic missile defense after his election.

President Trump promised to reverse those policies.

I think she is referring there to the intelligence community assessment of January 6th, primarily written by your agency, the NSA, along with the CIA and the FBI.

the Obama administration in 2009 reset relations with Russia 6 months after it invaded Georgia.

we stood largely idly by during the Crimea invasion and did not offer defensive weapons.

The political implications of these contracts in members' districts are a very low priority compared to those for me.

My first priority is delivering functional systems to our warfighters on the front lines.

If the program is not working, it does not seem... that we should be accelerating more money into that program.

I am encouraged by the heel-to-toe deployments we have seen of armored Brigate Combat Teams as part of the initiative.

We are not just deploying troops there for the benefit of those nations but for the very good training that our troops receive there as well.