Chuck Hagel: “If you do that, that is tantamount to giving the President of the United States authority to use military force against…”

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.

Planning for climate change is not some frivolous waste of time, a waste of money. It is essential to our troops and to their wellbeing, and the national security of this country.

When the National Guard opened up on students and killed students, partly because they weren't trained, they panicked.

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