Chuck Hagel said...

Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role in assuring U.S. national security and it is DOD'S highest priority mission....

When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty, integr...

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

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