Ash Carter: “Get a very clear picture of the dangers of sequester. They probably get an outsized picture of our lack of will, but…”

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.

The United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.

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.

China has and shares important responsibility for this development and has an important responsibility to reverse it.