I wish the European states--and many Secretary of Defenses have said this over the years--were investing more in their o...
If I am confirmed, you can count that I am attentive to this issue of retaliation and determined to do something about i...
I think deterrence requires that a potential aggressor know that you have the capability to respond.
I am in favor of reintroducing to the acquisition system the role of the customer, which is the chiefs of the military s...
I think that is an important thing to do.
I think energy security is an important part of national security.
Our strength in Europe is our alliance with NATO and the political solidarity that that represents.
It hits everybody, and it hits them hard, and it hits them soon, which means that we don't have time to adjust.
I strongly incline toward opening them all to women, but I am also respectful of the circumstances and of professional m...
We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Guard and Reserve for what they have done over the last 12-13 years.
The more we dig into it, the more dimensions of it we come to understand.
Continuing quality and excellence in the nuclear enterprise is very important. I am committed to that.
I very much incline in that direction, Mr. Chairman, because I think we need to support the Ukrainians in defending them...
I believe I understand our strategy at this time, Mr. Chairman.
I cannot suggest support and stability for the defense budget without at the same time frankly noting that not every def...
I very much hope that we can find a way together out of the wilderness of sequester.
I also thank Senator Lieberman for his warm and generous introduction--this is not the first time he has done so--and al...
If confirmed as Secretary of Defense, I pledge to make needed change in the Pentagon, but also to seek support from Cong...
