Ben Nelson: “Well, two thoughts. One is, were our military men and women safer as a result of the battlefield testing of this…”

We cannot just be catching up or trying to stay at par with the rest of the world or otherwise our defenses are down.

The President's fiscal year 2013 budget ensures that this will remain a leading national security priority.

Hard choices had to be made.

the approach that places top priority on movement towards nuclear zero and other arms reductions will dominate those considerations