I support the President's approach to missile defense in Europe, including the deployment of the Aegis Ashore sites in Romania and Poland as currently planned.

I believe that modernizing the nuclear weapons production infrastructure is very important.

I believe that a modernized nuclear weapons infrastructure that would allow production of additional warheads is important to hedge against significant, unforeseen changes in the international security situation.

Improving the Department's financial management capability is an important priority and if confirmed, I will ensure that senior leaders are focused on this goal and hold them accountable.

Yes. I believe that it will require considerable time to repair equipment returning from operations in Afghanistan because of the nature of the repairs and difficulty of removing the equipment from Afghanistan.

If confirmed, I will uphold this commitment.

I understand the Department has undertaken a series of 'Better Buying Power' initiatives.

my main criteria will be to ensure that DOD investments enhance readiness and warfighting effectiveness and increase our national security.

I believe the Department's primary operational energy goal should be to ensure operational military readiness.

Reducing the Nation's dependence on foreign oil is an important national security imperative.

the concerns the Joint Chiefs have expressed about readiness come from a variety of factors, including the challenges of recovering from 10 years of operational stress, of transitioning to a broader range of operations, and of doing all of…

I will always give the President my most honest and informed opinion about all necessary requirements for America's national security.

By prioritizing resources for Asia and the Middle East, the current defense strategy accepts some risk in terms of the military's ability to address security challenges elsewhere.

The rebalance will inform the allocation of activities and resources to the Asia-Pacific.

I think the President's approach to the region has had some great success during the first term.

To secure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, it is important that the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) maintain a robust combined defense posture.

Current reductions in the Army and Marine Corps are being carefully managed in order to balance risk with the right mix of capabilities necessary to fulfill all of the missions required by the Defense Strategic Guidance.

I will ensure the Department continually assesses the health of the industrial base.