I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.

It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.

Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves.

I've always been interested in war, but especially its effects on society, which means bringing in the voices of women, which aren't heard as much in the grand narratives.

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.

During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.

I knew the story of 'War Horse' very well. I had read the book even before I did the auditions. I'm a big fan of Michael Morpurgo.