Ash Carter: “The United States is reacting. That's what our rebalance is all about.”

"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.

This, for the eighth fiscal year in a row. That's a deplorable state of affairs.

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