John McCain actually said...

Following through on some of these proposals would reverse U.S. and NATO policy of reducing reliance on nuclear weapons.

The United States must also make sure that it has a credible response to any Russian battlefield use of nuclear weapons.

I, therefore, urge this body to fully fund the much-needed modernization of this country's nuclear forces and infrastructure as planned.

Washington should, therefore, study the development of new intermediate-range missiles and their deployment to Europe.