Leon Panetta: “The protection of the United States from the threat of ballistic missile attack is a critical national security…”

And ... we’re going to have to respond. And right now, because our missile systems and our supply of weapons being down, this is a vulnerable period for the United States.

I think we have to take this intelligence assessment as a real threat to NATO.

But the facts speak for themselves.

It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.