The most successful foreign policy initiative in terms of peacekeeping has been our deterrent.

When are we going to have a well-developed and articulated cyberdeterrence strategy?

I think your analysis is exactly right. Almost all wars in history are started from a miscalculation.

I think you've helped to create an institution that will serve this country well for some period of time.

I think we should know that and it should be publicity and we should name and shame those companies--those countries, because this is entirely unacceptable.

I wonder if it isn't time to stop and say, do we need a new strategy other than trying to just kill our enemies as they arise?

Directed energy would be a lot cheaper, if it works, than sending a rocket up every time.

So, selection of leaders is a crucial element, looking for innovative and willingness to move.

The lack of capacity to deal with drug imports, it seems to me, is something that is a real strategic and tactical challenge.

I appreciate the effectiveness.

I'm afraid that the Syrian refugee crisis is a precursor of a larger refugee crisis that we could be facing over the next 10 to 20 years.

But it is a nice capability.

Is there a timeline and a price tag on the overall nuclear modernization project?

the only thing worse than nuclear weapons is not having them and have other people have them and use them

I would suggest that we have to.

It's pretty disappointing that...

One of the common questions I get in Maine, people are all concerned about the deficit and the debt that we're leaving our children.

As long as those nuclear weapons exist, we need to maintain a capability to deter their possible use against the United States or our friends and allies across the world.

I just want to be sure--for want of a nail, the shoe was lost.

But, I think it would be helpful for us to see the overall picture of what it is that we're biting off, here.

You will certainly have it from myself and I think others because that is the next technological development.

A growing share of the work is to be done here.

A tidal wave of death is what we're talking about.

We have learned in hearings over the past year of a growing anti-satellite capability.

That system has been effective. Has it not?