Ash Carter: “The biggest budget priority for us strategically is Congress averting the return of sequestration”

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

"Up-or-out" isn't broken--in fact, it's an essential and highly successful system--but it's also not perfect.

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.