"This program--his program--has succeeded because of his role. And, Senator, I want to say that we're all truly grateful."
"the White House has placed strong emphasis on its announced policy of securing all nuclear weapons in 4 years"
"We, the undersigned, Republican and Democrats, support the New START Treaty because we believe that it, first, enhances stability, transparency, and predictability between the world's two largest nucl..."
"I can assure you, if we had not had any hearings, ... that it wouldn't have been defeated."
"Today, the Foreign Relations Committee will meet twice as part of our ongoing examination of the New START Treaty."
"Senator Lugar has always been available, as well, to help administrations of both parties when quiet high-level intervention was required with a foreign government on a CTR issue."
"New START Treaty is a critical part of our commitment to fight nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism."
"Nunn-Lugar supported destruction of strategic weapons under START I at declared facilities for storage and elimination."
"I appreciate very much your going through, today, what already has been achieved."
"I've been very much much concerned on--as I hope others are--on the technical disparity--the technical weapon disparity between the United States and Russia."
"the New START Treaty is totally silent on rail-mobiles and that all previous START provisions that captured rail-mobile ICBMs were either deleted or changed to exclude them."
"some commentators have expressed the view that the New START Treaty may not limit Russian missiles launched from railcars."
"We must remember that a world without a binding United States-Russian nuclear weapons agreement is a much more dangerous world."
"The New START Treaty is an indication of one more thing where Russia and the United States have found it in their common interest to work together cooperatively."
"there is a desire to make sure we have an adequate arsenal."
"Now, is the time for a thorough and balanced national discussion about nuclear arms control and nuclear nonproliferation."
"New START establishes verification and monitoring mechanisms so that the United States can better understand how Russia is developing and deploying its strategic nuclear forces."
"the Senate has played in all of the treaties that I have been associated with--including the INF Treaty and the START I Treaty to reduce nuclear arms and provide strategic stability."
