Political Quotes

Tom Cotton: If the threats from Russia and China and Iran and North Korea, potentially other now or future nuclear states were to…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
If the threats from Russia and China and Iran and North Korea, potentially other now or future nuclear states were to grow and our leaders determine that we need to produce more than that number of pits per year, with additional funding, do we have the technical ability to achieve that?
Said by
Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Asks about the ability to increase nuclear pit production in response to growing threats.

Share

More from Tom Cotton

Sep 1, 2026

I was proud to vote to create this program and look forward to seeing how this historic investment will benefit Arkansas families for years to come.

cotton.senate.gov
Sep 5, 2026

With your assistance, we can make better use of existing incentives in the tax code that will strengthen our critical infrastructure.

cotton.senate.gov
Jul 25, 2026

Vessels that support and protect China’s illegal, unregulated fishing fleet threaten our maritime security and American’s livelihoods.

cruz.senate.gov
Jul 28, 2026

I commend the Department of Education’s work to improve transparency, which includes actions against universities that have failed to comply with statutory financial reporting requirements.

cotton.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation