Adam Smith

We must ensure that our forces are prepared for any challenge they may face.

How do we posture our forces and invest in missile defense technology to best meet those threats, again, within the tight budget constraints that we have?

I am especially concerned and suspicious when the President appears to be attempting to avoid the Senate and the Congress in getting such an agreement.

As for Russia, why would we believe we can trust Vladimir Putin to honor new arms control agreements, when he has shown a consistent willingness to violate current arms control agreements?

I personally think that it is very appropriate, some, gosh over 20 years after the Cold War, to continue to reexamine, you know, what size of a nuclear arsenal we need?

It is very difficult for you gentleman to do your job when you don't know exactly how much money you are going to have.

To the extent that we can build partner capacity, develop partnerships with other nations, it can be a force multiplier for us in achieving our interests.

Instability as a byproduct of insecurity is in nobody's interest.

We must be judicious about with whom we choose to partner.

BPC programs are designed to address a U.S. national security problem.

The training that our military does to build the capacity of these nations is an incredible asset for our national security strategy.

We have global responsibilities and global interests.

I think this is an incredibly important topic and a central tenet in our national security policy going forward.

I agree with Secretary Panetta's description of sequestration as a 'disaster in terms of the Defense Department.'

It is clear that, so far, sequestration has failed to motivate Congress to adopt sound fiscal policy.

It is clear that large, indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts to the Federal budget would have serious implications for national security, our economy, and a wide range of important Federal programs.

I will also tell you--I will answer the question, since Ash Carter isn't here to answer it--cuts to civilian workforce are more than one dollar.

I think you did what you could, basically, to make sure that people were aware of what was coming.

Sequestration must be prevented.

Sequestration will be damaging to national security.

Sequestration has failed to motivate Congress to adopt sound fiscal policy.

No one really wants to cut defense by this amount.

Cuts to civilian workforce are more than one dollar.

The President has made numerous proposals to stop sequestration.

If you cut the civilian workforce within the Department of Defense, you are cutting defense.