"To me, nobody can argue that we really need a treaty in order to have an inspection regime."
"I think, when you talk about 6,000 warheads, and now we're down to--I--you know, I thought--I think 1,500 is a considerable amount."
"I shared your concerns, that you raised in your testimony, about why the inspection regime was ratcheted back, here, when it is the most important part of the treaty."
"We must recognize that the danger of a strategic nuclear conflict with Russia is negligible."
"Modernization is absolutely critical."
"Your observation that the United States is the only nuclear power that is not going through modernization, I think, is an important observation."
"we have deep differences with the Russians on what this treaty actually means when it comes to defending ourselves."
"And, as a result of that, would you now agree with me that we have a difference, as far as the Russians are concerned, as to what this treaty actually says when it comes to our ability to defend ourse..."
"But, would you agree with me that they said, in their unilateral statements, that they believe the treaty is such that we cannot defend ourselves using missile defense systems?"
"Well, General, I can tell you, you're the first witness to come before this committee that has interpreted their unilateral statement, written in the clearest of language, that they believe that they ..."
"I think that there are at least some on the Russian side that would like to use the discussion of the treaty to attempt to constrain our options on missile defense."