But after good afternoon everyone. I am thrilled to have you all here for the most important discussions we are going to have this year which is on the voting integrity and a system in which we all rely on for our democracy. In fact, the topic of todays address is about the trust we have in the Voting System which is central and fundamental to everything that we rely on for the government. Government. Ouon the system and be in fear election is under assault. It sounds extreme but it is true despite the clear statements from the leaders on both sides of the aisle that russia attempted to interfere, President Trump continues to dismiss such evidence as fake news. This underscores that now more than ever before protecting the security is a matter of National Security and the states stand on the front lines. The midterms are over me nine months away and the president ial elections are fast approaching. If we want to safeguard from attacks, we must understand the steps that every state must
Nuclear weapons and u. S. National security policy. Hosted by the Brookings Institution its about 2 hours. Were thrilled to have you here today to discuss the Trump Administration Nuclear Posture review. An important document that came out on grounds hog day, february 2nd. And the National Defense strategy of january. So doing a nice job keeping the clock running smoothly. Prior to now the unveiling of the budget request. Were thrilled to have david beginning our discussion today. He has one of the longer titles but most important. The Principal Deputy under secretary for defense of policy. A job that jim miller had and well talk about that in the panel that follows with jim and others. But for now, i want to introduce david who has been one of the administrations important authors and framing and writing of the document that we have available and you can access on the internet. About a 70 page document, much longer than the unclassified version of the National Defense strategy. A lot