Chuck Hagel: “American dominance in the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.”

There is going to be some severe reckoning and review, and a top-down, break it all down and asking themselves, who are we? What do we believe in?

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

There's a perception that it is the military's responsibility to fix the problem. Problems are not fixed by militaries.

Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role in assuring U.S. national security.