"I remember the pictures in the San Francisco Chronicle and other papers when we dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
"The purpose of these weapons is to provide deterrence so that any other nation or sub state actor who has a nuclear weapon will be persuaded not to use that against the United States or against our al..."
"The so-called improvements to this weapon seem to be designed to make it more usable to help us fight and win a limited nuclear war."
"I think to an extent we sacrifice our real security needs for more warheads that we do not need."
"We have held up our end of the bargain. Since that time, this subcommittee has appropriated $55 billion for weapons."
"I agree we need safe and modern facilities for workers and we need robust scientific capabilities so we do not have to test our nuclear weapons."
"I look at the fact that to do nothing is to take on a horrendous additional cost that is really not necessary to do."
"But 2 years is enough."
"I had the privilege, along with Senator Kyl, of going to Geneva when the Russian military was there on the agreement that we just approved a short time ago--I just got a block in my mind--with Russia,..."
"As elected officials of a co-equal branch of government, we have constitutional authority to conduct oversight of the executive branch."
"I heard a Congressman this morning expressing that point of view."