Vice President Mike Pence declined to say Tuesday whether nuclear weapons should remain banned from space, saying that the ban is in the interest of the world but that President Trump is determined to project U.S. strength.

“I think that what we need to do is make sure that we provide for the common defense of the people of the United States of America, and that’s the president’s determination here,” Pence said during an appearance at the Washington Post. “I think it’s in the interest of every nation to continue to ban the use of nuclear weapons in space, but what we want to do is continue to advance the principle that peace comes through strength.”