Tom Cotton actually said...

"That threat is primarily driving the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review for our country."

"Again, driven primarily by the threat that Russia has posed by both the rhetoric and the reality of their nuclear modernization."

"I think that is an important point. Almost all strategic discussions, certainly strategic arms control negotiations revolve around the bilateral threat between the United States and Russia."

"The aspects of the INF [Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty] Treaty that limit our ability to counter Chinese and other countries' land-based missiles, I think is problematic."