Boehner Warns Putin Wants Soviet Union Back

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) voices his concerns of the reappointment of Vladimir Putin as Russia’s president who has called the fall of the Soviet Union “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” (0:17)

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Boehner Says Signs Point To Soviet Union Restoration

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) warns Americans of the ongoing dangers Russia poses to the United States, saying it could lead to the rise of the Soviet Union. (0:32)

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Boehner: The House Is Ready To Use Teeth With Russia

Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-Ohio) told the Heritage Foundation Tuesday that if Russia doesn’t respect Democracy, the United States Congress should call it out and insist Russia reset its policies. (0:20)

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Policy Makers Must Focus On Protecting Nation, Says Expert

The Heritage Foundation’s Research Fellow for National Security Studies, Mackenzie Eaglen, tells audience that policy makers should come up with a better policy which would allow a better protection of the nation. (0:11)

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America's Prosperity Begins With Military Strength, Says Expert

The Heritage Foundation’s Research Fellow for National Security Studies who specializes in subjects such as defense strategy, Mackenzie Eaglen, says U.S. military strength has given Americans the opportunity to enjoy the “era of peace and prosperity.”(0:18)

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Bigger Government, Poorer Performance, Says Expert

Mackenzie Eaglen, Heritage Foundation’s Research Fellow for National Security Studies and specializes in subjects such as defense strategy, says the federal government is doing poorly on performing priority function regarding common defense. (0:10)

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New Project Puts Defense Budget In Perspective, Says Think Tank

Director of External Affairs and Foreign Policy Initiative, Rachel Hoff, opened an event by introducing the purpose of the new Defending Defense project, which three of Washington Think Tanks, Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, and Foreign Policy Initiative created. (0:31)

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Denuclearizing Fast Response Missiles Will Make World Safer, Says Policy Expert

Henry Sokolski, Executive Director of the Non proliferation Policy Education Center, said today at the The Heritage Foundation regarding the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that if the U.S. disarms some of its nuclear fast strike missile, it would be in a much better position to coax Russia and China into eliminating their ground-to-air nuclear weapons (0:48)

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Russians "Dropped The Gauntlet" On START Agreement, Says Expert

Steven Groves, Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says Russia is using language in the SALT treaty to leverage the U.S. into not expanding its missile defense program. (0:56)

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Nuclear Suppliers Undercutting U.S. Nonproliferation Goals

Henry Sokolski, Executive Director of the Non proliferation Policy Education Center, said today at the Heritage Foundation that the United States should pressure foreign nuclear suppliers to stop selling nuclear material through economic measures. (0:47)

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Analyst: Gates's budget cut endangers national security

Jonathan Bronstein talks to Mackenzie Eaglen, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, about Robert Gates's announcement to cut the military budget and how what affect it will have on national security. However, Eaglen believes that such a move is dangerous because weapon technology research takes decades to create so any cut in the budget now will undoubtedly affect the future.

Additionally, she questions the critics who complain about the Department of Defense, DOD, overspending as, "the GAO [Government Accountability Office] has been reporting on the top ten DOD weapons systems cost overruns for years," and only recently has it become a large issue. (1:05)
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