TOP Trump Official FALLS APART under CROSS EXAM on WAR!!

Under Secretary Dano repeatedly refused to answer Congress member Castro's direct questions about Israel's nuclear weapons capability, referring the inquiry to the Israeli government. Castro framed this as a 'dereliction of duty' given Dano's role in arms control amidst escalating conflict.

Dano stated, 'I can't comment on that specific question. You'd have to refer you to the Israelis on that.' and 'I'm not prepared to comment on that.' despite being the main person in charge of knowing this.

Dano refused to answer whether Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, claiming it was 'outside of my purview.' This occurred while his agency was cutting support for the Ukrainian prosecutor general, which aids in preserving evidence for war crimes, including sexual assault and child abduction.

When asked 'Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?', Dano responded, 'Sir, um again, that's that's well outside of my purview as the T under secretary.' and 'No, sir. I'm not going to answer yes or no.'

Senator Van Holland pressed Dano on his personal involvement in reviewing the transfer of 20,000 bombs to the Netanyahu government for compliance with Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy. Dano consistently avoided a direct 'yes' or 'no' answer, stating he was 'involved with the policy' and 'oversee the political military bureau' but not confirming a personal review.

When asked 'Did you personally review that assessment?', Dano responded with a snort and then, 'again, Senator, the the the emergency declaration...' and later, 'You can you can take it any way you want.'

Senator Rosen questioned Dano about former President Trump's desire to resume explosive nuclear testing in the US, highlighting the environmental impact and previous efforts to stop such tests. Dano did not deny the possibility, stating the administration was 'still assessing' and had 'made no decision specifically on how or what that any testing program would look like.'

Dano stated, 'the president has laid out a view that I elaborated on... where the president instructed the war department and the energy department to test on an equal basis to that with our adversaries.' and 'we're still assessing we've made no decision specifically on how or what that any testing program would look like.'

Senator Shaheen inquired if the US could actually deliver the American weapons that European allies were buying, given their increased defense spending and support for Ukraine. Dano responded by highlighting State Department reorganizations and bureaucratic speed but did not directly confirm the ability to deliver the weapons.

Dano responded, 'I think really shows why the reorganization of the State Department and putting all of the bureaus that do international security together makes sense.' and 'the commitment to modernizing our defense industrial base couldn't be stronger.' without directly addressing the delivery question.

Senator McCormack raised concerns about Russia's development of anti-satellite nuclear weapons, described as the 'single greatest threat to the world's space architecture,' especially with the expiration of the New START treaty. Dano acknowledged the threat and violation of the outer space treaty but offered limited detail in an open forum.

Dano stated, 'any deployment of that system would be a violation of the outer space treaty.' and 'these the Russian exotic systems are getting crazy even for the Russians.' He also noted these systems 'fall outside of New Start.'