Ellen Tauscher: “I think the template for the future is to have--you know, only use our military when absolutely necessary and have a…”

While the United States and Russia frequently discuss the problems of Iran and North Korea pursuing development of nuclear weapons, this was not a topic of discussion in the negotiation of the bilateral New START treaty.

China's military modernization programs, including its nuclear modernization, are a significant concern which we watch closely.

The New START treaty is a bilateral agreement designed to stabilize the strategic balance between the United States and the Russian Federation at lower levels of nuclear forces.

We need to be able to maintain unambiguously a quality deterrent.