Leon Panetta: “It is my intention to keep Congress fully informed of U.S. nuclear deterrence strategy.”

The president, as commander in chief, has the power and responsibility to determine America’s future security.

I think it's a -- it is something we've got to pay attention to because I think this is a dangerous moment. If we're facing other lone wolf terrorists in this country.

The secretaries of defense feel that there have to be hearings to oversee just exactly what took place and what standard this administration is going to use.

What Trump is trying to do in order to convince Putin to come to the table is not going to work if Putin senses weakness on the part of the United States.