Dick Lugar

I think we have to be careful in replacing the military presence we have today with a private mercenary presence.

I wish to seize the moment, along with my distinguished chairman, because we are indebted to all the great people he has enumerated, to embellish his congratulations by mentioning that we are grateful, first of all, that the President…

as the Senate approaches a point of decision on the New START treaty, I would like to offer a few concluding thoughts. My attitudes towards the enterprise of arms control have been affected by the time I have spent during the last two…

I wish to add parenthetically a footnote to the chairman's presentation. As has been mentioned frequently during this debate, for a variety of reasons, the Russians reduced the number of ICBMs below the totals that were required by the…

the amendment speaks to concerns about rail mobile missiles. First, I would emphasize it is important to note that neither side currently deploys rail mobile systems. The Nunn-Lugar program destroyed the last SS-24 rail mobile system in…

It is the sense of the Senate that United States deterrence and flexibility is assured by a robust triad of strategic delivery vehicles. To this end, the United States is committed to accomplishing the modernization and replacement of its…

Two major arguments have been made against the New START Treaty. They revolve around a missile defense issue that we have been discussing, and verification issues. There may be others, but those two have some importance. The amendment…

I asked for an assurance that over the duration of the New START treaty the Defense Department will not permit a situation to arise where heavy bombers lack sufficient and credible nuclear standoff attack capability. Secretary Gates…

As has been suggested by other Senators, the so-called Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction program, in operation for the last 19 years, has made possible, through operations of U.S. military and U.S. contractors, working with their…

I rise to speak in support of the new START treaty. We undertake this debate at a time when almost 100,000 American military personnel are fighting a difficult war in Afghanistan. More than 1,300 of our troops have been killed in…

I would think that that would be something that would be very sympathetically received by Brazil.

Thank you very much.

If we are going to achieve stronger regional cohesion and prosperity, we must establish a clear sense of our interests and develop a more comprehensive means of engaging with our neighbors.

An immediate step in this direction would be passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which would provide new markets and additional jobs for the United States and Colombia alike.

Cuba clearly has a long way to go, and it was quite obvious and apparent to me just walking the streets of Havana and visiting other communities out in the far west of that island nation that there is a deep sense of frustration that…

the whole relationship needs to be elevated in a public relations way.

as we remember the life of our friend, Ted Stevens, and celebrate his remarkable service to our country, each of us must surely remember a number of personal experiences which have helped us appreciate how much his friendship meant to us…

We have, from time to time, lamented the work of A.Q. Khan and his work with others, for that matter, to spread the technology of nuclear weapons and potential for difficulty this entails in a host of countries.

And I congratulate you on your testimony today and look forward to supporting your nomination.

In July 2008, then-Senator Biden and I introduced the original Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act to broaden and strengthen the important relationship between the United States and Pakistan.

American national security interests are directly linked, as you pointed out, Mr. Chairman, to Pakistan's political, military, economic, and social challenges.

One of the hallmarks of the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act was that we stressed accountability.

Well, I thank you for that statement and your preparation, as you say, for a very tall order.

I think that we are going to have to do some prioritizing.

There must be adequate efforts to ensure its proper use.