Dan Coats: “It is clear that post 9/11, the Coast Guard is now playing a role in the defense of our homeland security”

likely to fuel competition for resources, economic distress, and social discontent through 2019 and beyond.

We currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain its WMD capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime…

You'll need to demonstrate to the American people that the Intelligence Community deserves their utmost confidence as a source of truth and insight.

I can confirm that one of my staffers who was aware of the controversy requested that I modify that assessment, but I said no. No, we need to stick to what the analysts have said.