Jim Inhofe

The United States-Japan alliance is a principal source of strength in the region and globally.

Our alliance with Australia is an anchor of peace and stability in the region and globally.

I believe our partnerships with India, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam are solid.

It is in final stages and preparations to test an intercontinental ballistic missile.

I think what has happened in the last few days has served as a wakeup call to the American people.

We must always strive to grow and strengthen our security partnerships throughout the region.

The obvious point is if we do not do it, China will.

I think you could probably say that North Korea is different from the rest in that they are totally unpredictable.

They say further reductions can and should be taken. That is where we have been. It is very disturbing.

NATO has to relook at its peacetime activities and force presence.

NATO will require adding new capabilities and increase readiness levels to counter the advancing A2/AD defense networks.

In my 2016 final assessment on implications of Russia's evolving A2/AD, I underlined three key requirements.

Given the threats posed by Russian nuclear cruise missiles and other short-range nuclear systems, do you believe U.S. and NATO nuclear forces are adequate to counter Russian nuclear threats and strategy while assuring allies?

Russia's violation of the INF Treaty is but one example of their malaign military activity, and the U.S. should use all elements of its national power to respond strongly to this INF Treaty violation.

General Selva, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that Russia is deploying nuclear-tipped ground-launched cruise missiles in violation of the 1987 INF Treaty.

Permanent force structure is preferred over rotational forces.

I would like to get as specific information as we could as to what best we could afford to send over there against the aggression that they have.

I think that there is an effect that the new president has on the fighting troops over there, on theirs, that will yield a better performance.

I absolutely agree with you. I do think we cannot overestimate the strategic advantage of having a leader like President Ghani in place.

A need for a long-term coalition commitment to Afghanistan, a need for increased coalition forces for training and assisting the Afghan military

I would agree with that.

I support additional basing of U.S. Forces in Europe.

Does that change your thinking in terms of priorities?

We have reduced our capability since the Cold War by 70 percent or something like that, while other countries... have been increasing theirs

I think that is good. I don't want to race to the bottom, either, but I think it is important for us to talk about the fact that there is competition out there and other countries are doing things more aggressively than we are.