This is an issue that deeply concerns me and many other members of the committee.

Implementation of the Stockpile Stewardship program and the nuclear infrastructure investments recommended in the NPR will allow the United States to shift away from retaining large numbers of nondeployed warheads as a hedge against technical or geopolitical surprise, allowing major reductions in the nuclear stockpile.

The key word is 'unilateral,' and that is what concerns me.

The President makes us assurances that we are going to implant a new system.

The treaty was an extremely difficult and contentious debate here in the Senate.

I think as we talk about what we need to do in our education system, I think it is important to point out that this is a national security issue as well.

allowing the President to make more concessions to the Russians, to do so would be antithetical to our safety and security

General Kehler, we have been told that the deterrence relationship between the United States and Russia is stable.

I understand that sometimes the time that it takes to get people security clearance hinders your ability to work with the Guard.

I appreciate the collective legislative branch support for cybersecurity legislation that, at a minimum ensures the following; removes existing barriers and disincentives that inhibit the owners of critical infrastructure from sharing cyber threat indicators with the Government; ensures that infrastructure is sufficiently hardened and resilient.

We need the expertise of industry, of NSA, of DHS, of everybody working together.

I am troubled today about this little overheard conversation between the President and Mr. Medvedev where President Obama says... this can be solved, but it is important for him to give me space.

if there is an attack on critical infrastructure, the consequences are so much greater.

The United States will proceed with missile defense in concert with our friends and allies.

When it strikes you as odd, I assume that 'odd'--and it is a very well chosen word--may be a euphemism for strange or unnecessary or invasive, unacceptable.

I think those are basic vulnerabilities.