Nobody has said anything to me. I turned on TV set. And there it is that somebody has made a decision that countermands the agreement that we made.

AUKUS is an outstanding enterprise. It is the NATO of the 21st century right now for the Indo-Pacific.

It is going to be never. You guys are dreaming over there if this is what you are waiting for.

I want to ask you about that.

I have never agreed with every decision made by any Administration since I have been in the U.S. Senate on every issue.

you are being too tough on ITAR. ITAR is really, really important when you are trying to withhold secrets from Russia, and China, and others.

The only way they would come back to the table is if they think they can snooker us again.

Soft power only works when it is backed up by hard power.

It is ironclad as long as they do what we tell them to do.

It is going to be never. You guys are dreaming over there if this is what you are waiting for.

The only way they would come back to the table is if they think they can snooker us again.

For deterrence to be credible, it must be backed up by capability and political will to follow through on the threat.