Dick Lugar: “We are spending enormous resources in a single country.”

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

Diplomacy is not a luxury. It is essential to American national security, especially in an era of terrorism.

I join you in welcoming back Secretary Burns and Tom Nides, both who are good friends of the committee.

The Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program has been a true success story and has made incredible contributions to U.S. national security in the last 20 years.