"I supported the replacement, modernization, or sustainment of the nuclear Triad, the associated warheads, and the nuclear command and control system."
"The Final Report of the Perry-Schlesinger commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States stated that, 'Working with partners in the intelligence community, the laboratories should be in a po..."
"Russia has moved in a direction in some ways much harsher, particularly in terms of its potential use of nuclear weapons"
"Adaptability, including flexibility is, in my opinion, the single most important metric for measuring the adequacy of U.S. forces for the deterrence of foes and the assurance of allies."
"we may be self-deterred from responding in kind because we would have to go too high up the escalatory ladder"
"Please describe what response you would recommend if Russia carries out, in a regional confrontation with the U.S. in, say, the Baltics, their 'escalate-to-deescalate' doctrine and used a single, low-..."
"Project Atom had an overarching constraint that the force postures the teams recommended must be possible within approximately $35 billion per year in constant 2013 dollars, comprising 4 to 5 percent ..."
"The way to respond, in my view, is NOT to allocate additional resources to nuclear forces but, rather, to invest in advanced capabilities--such as ISR, EW, cyber, lasers, and space defense--that can e..."
"The government has to protect its interest."
"We need to change it. We need to confront them and we need to find a way to do it that's limited and calculated so that they understand that we're serious."
"Well absolutely, we need to take some action. But I have a little different perspective. This is a great opportunity from a Russian perspective to fire missiles they've converted from ship to ship tar..."