Robert Gates: “We will lead the way in reducing our arsenal, but we must always hedge against the dangerous and unpredictable world.”

I'm kind of pessimistic for the near term.

This is a Department that principally plans for war. It is not organized to wage war, and that is what I am trying to fix.

I think appearances do matter.

I think we still have quite a bit of time, Chuck. I think there's still broad bipartisan support in the Congress for helping Ukraine.