John McCain

General Cartwright stated that DOD is spending 90 percent of its time playing defense against cyber attacks.

Do you agree with General Alexander's assessment?

I suggest you look a little more carefully because I think that may not be the case, at least with one of the candidates.

The massacre continues.

So our relationship with Pakistan must be based on the realistic assessment that ISI's relationship with the Haqqani network and other organizations will probably not change.

Quickly, in the situation in Mexico, 50,000 Mexicans have lost their lives as a result of drug-related violence. Is your assessment that these violent criminal organizations pose a threat to the United States, including States along the…

Secretary Panetta publicly stated that Israel will decide in April, May, or June whether to attack Iran's nuclear facilities or not. Do you agree with that?

We are seeing a very intriguing kind of situation evolve here.

I think in terms of governance and the ability of the ANSF, which we are striving hard to train up, there are some indications that that is having success, but I think the Afghan Government will continue to require assistance from the West.

I only wish the American people could know the full extent of what our Intelligence Community does to keep us safe.

I do not see a compelling answer to this question at this time.

The rulers in Iran clearly pose a more direct threat to us than many would have assumed just a year ago.

The threat posed by the Iranian regime could soon bring the Middle East to the brink of war if it is not there already.

North Korea is in the midst of a potentially dangerous and destabilizing transition.

By no objective assessment are the threats to our national security decreasing. To the contrary, they are increasing

The administration's planned reductions in defense spending would entail greater risk to our military, to our missions, and to our national security.

The inevitability of a large-scale cyberattack is an existential threat to our Nation.

Modernization is universally recognized as essential to the future viability of the nuclear weapons complex.

General Schwartz, can you update me on the rationale how this initiative will lead to more efficient F-16 pilot training?

The Air Force assesses risks through a deliberate corporate process aligning each item and platform with the new DOD Strategic Guidance.

To what extent has the configuration of this aircraft changed since it was originally selected to replace the Air Force's legacy tanker fleet?

The Air Force has a plan to rotate global strike assets at Andersen Air Base.

Congress can help by fully funding Air Force fighter modernization and fifth-generation procurement efforts.

Last year, the Air Force conducted a very sound competition on the KC-46 tanker program.

Is it true that the transfer to Holloman AFB is having a significant impact on the production of F-16 pilots at a time when the forecast for demand is a 250-pilot deficit over the next 3 years?