Richard Lugar actually said...

"But without a strategic nuclear treaty with Russia and all the consultations and transparency measures that come with it, we will have very little hope of tackling the more acute security problems tha..."

"the Russians assured the world they were going to meet the deadline of the Chemical Weapons Convention. There's no conceivable possibility."

"If the military leadership tells you that 1,550 nuclear warheads is sufficient to carry out our nuclear umbrella responsibilities, I think you're not going to get any better judgment than what they gi..."

"a decision not to ratify the treaty would forgo an opportunity and exacerbate the broader challenges to U.S. foreign policy."