Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I think it might help to define 'replacement' and assure us, and those working with you, that this kind of replacement is on equal footing with 'reuse and refurbishment.'"

"The NPR stipulates that, in considering life-extension programs, that the full range will be considered and studied, from refurbishment, to reuse, to replacement."

"I was surprised by that, because I think the overall goal is, what you've said and we all agree with, that we wanted to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear stockpile."

"it does seem to me that this provision in the NPR takes the previous calculated ambiguity, removes a lot of the ambiguity, but, frankly, then restores some of the ambiguity."