Richard Lugar actually said...

"I believe that signing treaties is the ultimate commitment of the nation state and it is important to live up to the obligations of those treaties that we do sign."

"If confirmed, the nominee will be responsible for addressing the No. 1 national security threat facing our country, namely the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."

"I do believe that there are many difficulties in negotiating the successor to the START Treaty with Russia while the Nuclear Posture Review is underway."

"I have no vested interest in it, I do not manage the center, but, it was named for me a while back because of my enthusiasm for the subject."