Chuck Hagel actually said...

Those submarines, as you note, are cornerstones to that security.

Hagel reaffirms the importance of submarines for national security.

01/30/2013

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No other capability we have is more important.

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It is hard to overstate how damaging the continued existence of the Detention Facility at Guantanamo has been and continues to be.

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