Sentences with phrase «only defense secretary»
«I used to tell presidents, you have to be very, very cautious about drawing red lines or issuing ultimatums,» said Gates, the only defense secretary to hold the job under two presidents for two different political parties.
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The United States has a two - man rule in place, and while only the president can order the release of nuclear weapons, the order must be confirmed by the Secretary of Defense (there is a hierarchy of succession in the event that the president is killed in an attack).
The United States has a two - man rule in place, and while only the president can order the release of nuclear weapons, the order must be confirmed by the Secretary of Defense
«She's voted against more Trump nominees than any other senator and was the only one to vote against [Defense Secretary James] Mattis.»
«For the U.S. to pull out now or put the project on hold while we transfer responsibility to a whole new set of players will be a major blow not only to our cooperation with Thailand, but to our high - priority effort to find an HIV vaccine for the developing world,» Hecklinger wrote the Deputy Secretary of Defense last week.
That plan had the backing of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the only Bush Cabinet member to have been retained by the Obama Administration.
What he could do: As Defense Secretary, Mattis would be in charge of implementing military strategy around the world (in comparison to Trump's National Security Advisor, who can only offer advice).
Here, she becomes the protagonist, with her forced to navigate her high society position, her own friendship with Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (an excellent Bruce Greenwood), and her misogynist board of directors, with only one of them unquestionably having her back through it all (another fine part for playwright / actor Tracy Letts).
PREPARE BRIEFINGS including centerpiece, US - only briefing for the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.