What Russia has done in the Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law, a blatant violation of all manner of different treaties which Russia has signed.

We must remain vigilant in addressing these strategic threats.

Mr. Putin is playing a long game, and the West must also play a strategic long game.

Hawaii is a critical piece of our national security strategy and Department of Defense activities in Asia and beyond.

I very much agree with President Obama, who said these actions by Putin are more a sign of weakness than they are a sign of strength.

One of the biggest problems is, just in general with all QDRs, is the unpredictability of, gosh, 2, 3 years in the future, much less 15 or 20.

We must ensure that our military is prepared for the challenges we face today and in the future.

Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families, as regrettably another child--another tragedy strikes that base.

I am increasingly troubled by the aggressive counter-space programs of China and Russia, in particular.

many Members are very adamant that we need that nuclear deterrent strategy, we need that triad. Sequestration makes that impossible.

I think it would be devastating. I mean, it would--I think it would require us to fundamentally reexamine our nuclear deterrent strategy.