I would hope that, at a minimum, the Senate will express its sense that no further limitations on either Missile Defense or Prompt Global Strike should be considered as a part of future nuclear arms reduction agreements.
Lugar emphasizes the need for the Senate to oppose further limitations on missile defense in future treaties.
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Congress, via the power of the purse, also has the ability to prevent the administration from taking steps, such as testing and fielding new and unnecessary land-based intermediate-range missile systems.
Diplomacy is not a luxury. It is essential to American national security, especially in an era of terrorism.
The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.
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