U.S. Senate Committee unanimously endorses Ashton Carter for defense secretary

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has unanimously voted to approve Ashton Carter,... as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. The 25-to-zero vote signals that the former deputy defense secretary is unlikely to face much Republican resistance to his confirmation,... when it goes to a full Senate vote. A source at the Senate reportedly says,... the full chamber will probably vote on Carter′s nomination on Wednesday or Thursday. The 60-year-old who has tough views on how to deal with North Korea′s nuclear weapons program,... will be replacing outgoing defense chief Chuck Hagel.