Ash Carter: “I think deterrence requires that a potential aggressor know that you have the capability to respond.”

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

We need Congress to come together around providing normal, stable, responsible budgets, because the lack of stability represents one of the single biggest strategic risks to our enterprise at DOD.

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.