Chuck Hagel: “I believe in the President's long-term vision of a world without nuclear weapons.”

It just feeds into all that instability, and unrest, and unpredictability, which makes a damn dangerous world.

The American people are enlightened by the results of what the findings of the January 6 committee have been, and sharing those findings with the American people are absolutely critical, critical for the understanding of our citizenry what…

This is so unpredictable. And we've never seen anything quite like this in our lifetime, so there is no playbook here.

Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role in assuring U.S. national security and it is DOD'S highest priority mission. No other capability we have is more important.