As Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and an ex officio of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Levin plays a key leadership role on national security issues, including military operations, defense strategy, budgets, base closures, military and civilian nominations, and the activities of the nation’s intelligence agencies.

Our brave men and women in uniform continue to serve courageously under very challenging and dangerous conditions. There remain key unsolved political problems that hinder the establishment of a stable democracy in Iraq. Read more about Senator Levin’s Iraq policy here.

In addition, Carl Levin continues to focus on monitoring potential national security threats from Iran and North Korea, as well as continued terrorist threats from Al Qaeda. In particular, he has focused significant attention on supporting nonproliferation programs and treaties that prevent the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials around the world.

Carl Levin believes that our military must remain the best-equipped and most capable force in the world. He strongly supports our National Guard and Reserve forces, and believes we must take care of all of our service men and women and their families. At the same time, he continues working to make sure that every dollar spent on national defense is spent wisely. He has argued, for example, that any national missile defense system should be tested and proven before more billions are spent on production and deployment.