Panetta tells Trump to "lower the volume" on North Korea
"The tension has risen a great deal, and with that tension is the concern about a miscalculation or mistake that will ultimately escalate into a greater conflict"
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"The tension has risen a great deal, and with that tension is the concern about a miscalculation or mistake that will ultimately escalate into a greater conflict"
Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense says U.S. must convey clear strategy of "containment and deterrence"
Former CIA chief and Secretary of Defense talks about the war of words, and threat of war, between the U.S. and North Korea
Former defense secretary says "somebody in the room should have made clear that the president ought not to be alone with the director of the FBI"
Former CIA director tells "CBS This Morning" that Russia can still be convinced to abandon the Assad regime
"His credibility is now subject to question," says former CIA director and secretary of defense
"There’s something wrong in terms of the discipline within the White House" says former defense secretary and CIA director
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said there needs to be trust between the president and the intelligence community
Mr. Trump, who is receiving briefings weekly instead of daily, said he doesn't want to be "told the same thing in the same words every single day"
Former defense secretary talks to "Face the Nation" about the president-elect, the importance of daily intelligence briefs, and Mitt Romney
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James "Mad Dog" Mattis may face roadblocks to confirmation in the Senate
Former secretary of defense commends Donald Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon but offers one note of caution
Trump said Wednesday, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing;" Thursday, he said he was "being sarcastic"
The former CIA director and defense secretary adjusted his speech after Trump suggested Russia should hack the U.S. to look for Clinton's emails
Leon Panetta -- a former CIA director, defense secretary, and White House chief of staff -- discusses the challenges the next U.S. president can expect to face in war-torn Syria
The former head of the NSA suggests Hillary Clinton is most qualified on foreign policy
They both served in the Obama administration, and Panetta served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton
The veteran news anchor warns in new book the U.S. is not prepared for a disaster that could affect tens of millions of people across the country