Political Quotes

“the cold war is over. But there are some remnants that remain, including about 8,000 nuclear warheads on Russian soil. Those warheads are being dismantled. They are being dismantled as part of the START I agreement and START II agreement. The dismantling of those warheads is critical to our security. The Chairman of our Joint Chiefs says that the continuing dismantlement of Russian warheads that threaten us is jeopardized if we undermine the ABM Treaty. Because instead of dismantling warheads, the Russians will now be faced with the threat of defenses, which means they would be tending to increase the warheads in order to overcome those defenses. So there are a number of treaties which are at issue. There is the ABM Treaty, but there is also a START I Treaty and a START II Treaty. When General Shalikashvili tells us, as he has in writing, that we must assume that unilateral United States legislation could harm prospects for START II ratification by the Duma, and probably impact our broader security relationship with Russia as well, we should listen.”