General officers from the current Commander of STRATCOM... have rejected Global Zero's recommendations.

we will engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals . . . because our ability to influence others depends on our willingness to lead.

a high probability chemical weapons were used.

mutual assured destruction (MAD) no longer occupies a central psychological or political space in the U.S.-Russian relationship.

the obligation to assure U.S. allies in Europe and Asia of American commitment to their defense and to extend deterrence to them would fall to U.S. strategic nuclear and conventional forces, which are amply capable of fulfilling it.

Excepting for the fact that the Russians hate both of these capabilities, and the Senate has traditionally been hostile to conventional prompt global strike, can you state how much it would cost to deploy these capabilities?

I believe that the commanders of STRATCOM are interested in preserving the diversity of the U.S. arsenal so that we can safeguard our ability to deter war.

What do you know about the subject matter that these general officers don't know?

I am in complete agreement with that. I think that we need to have verifiable treaties that go through the Senate, the regular order process.

The reason why I am asking is because when I look at your report, about half the footnotes are footnotes referencing your own writings. Why is that?

Pakistan poses unprecedented nuclear danger that demands our full attention.

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