Ben Nelson: “The American public rightly holds its nuclear stewards to the very highest standards, and we will not let them down.”

If there were trust, then it would be much easier for the oversight to move away from transactional to more directional.

Can you explain the importance of preserving your operating spectrum in general and how any movement from it should be paid for and coordinated from your perspective, the Navy's?

While the administration may be moving forward in anticipation of a new reduction, anything that it's doing is not intended to be unilateral.

Our nuclear forces remain the foundation of deterrence. Our arsenal needs significant and immediate investment.