Richard Lugar actually said...

"The threat that one day weapons or materials of mass destruction will be transferred out of the former Soviet Union remains very real, and such a transfer could have catastrophic results for the Unite..."

"I would mention, as you well know, this is of great interest to many of our friends in Europe."

"We continue to work closely with Russia to develop additional measures to stop Iran's development of a nuclear weapons program."

"A major challenge for United States policymakers will be to convince Russia to bring transparency to its tactical nuclear weapons arsenal."