"The December DSB report says that 'Despite the `peace dividend' at the end of the Cold War, the DSB remains unconvinced that downplaying the nation's nuclear deterrent would lead other nations to do t..."
"In short, 'nuclear' still matters, nuclear is in a class of its own, and nuclear cannot be wished away."
"Our O&I Subcommittee had a hearing focused on the huge backlog of deferred maintenance at NNSA's facilities."
"What are the key drivers of the U.S. nuclear modernization program?"
"What could be done by DOD--and more broadly DOE and the nation--to 'reestablish the knowledge base in nuclear matters...?'"
"Please talk us through the following recommendation the DSB made: 'The DSB strongly recommends that all major acquisitions be born with a nuclear survivability requirement derived from projected threa..."
"Well, first of all, it was shocking the CIA has engaged in espionage."
"This is their job. It is to go out and collect information on very targeted individuals."
"The ambassador's job is to meet with senior officials so they met with senior officials in the Obama administration, in the Bush administration, in the Clinton administration before that."
"I just don't think the administration has done a great job explaining this timeline."
"My advice to them is take Russia as serious a threat as it is and get out in front of this thing and then just start laying out the case of how you're going to be tough on Russia and I think this thin..."
"It is not wrong to meet (inaudible) and I think it's really dangerous to try to say that diplomats are somehow all engaged in an intelligence operation."