Volodymyr Zelensky Quotes

I would say national security is work in progress.

One of our pillars has to be national security - our nation's security both domestically and abroad.

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

[America should engage in] Progressive development of regional and other collective arrangements for individual and collective self-defense

Many threats to the homeland begin overseas, and that's where we need to be.

National security, both internal and external, is a challenge.

As a national security aid, I worked with our military to strengthen our national defense.

We're fighting an enemy that is far different than any we have got before. It's a nontraditional kind of war, and I think we need to step back, recalibrate how we go about protecting our borders and protecting our people, and resetting our position in the world.

There are over 100 entities in the federal government that have something to do with homeland security.

Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States.

While the CDC is focusing on how our enemies could attack us, our military is focused on who may attack us.

The security of our country is not just a top priority, it's the top priority.

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.

Why has an administration that talks so much about terrorism and homeland security demonstrated so little competence when it comes to securing the homeland?

To preserve our security in a dangerous century, vigilance is not enough. National Intelligence must do more.

National security involves education for our children as well as silos for our missiles.

With terrorism becoming the increasing tactic of choice, the military component would become a smaller component of our national security system.

The security [of European national is dependent on the effective intelligence of their neighbors.

Our best line of defense, trying to keep this nation safe and secure, is an effective intelligence-gathering capability, with robust congressional oversight.

The U.K. is at the heart of intelligence gathering with our allies to call out hostile activity.

Counterterrorism, cyberterrorism, it's real.

We have the tools to be a stronger nation than we were before Sept. 11, 2001. We have learned valuable lessons about the danger of growing enemies and the importance of developing alliances.

Our commitment to our extensive security cooperation with vital international partners, like India, remains steadfast.

National security is not just things that go boom. It is not just terrorists and foreign adversaries.

In seeking to counter challenges such as terrorist threats, hostile state activity, or nuclear proliferation, we cannot work in isolation.