Carl Levin actually said...

The New START that is before us today is an important treaty that will, as Admiral Mullen said earlier this month, make our Nation more secu...

It's not a limitation on us; it's a possible addition to the capability of our anti-ballistic missile system.

Russia made a unilateral statement concerning missile defense to accompany the New START.

The Preamble of the treaty contains a statement acknowledging the interrelationship of strategic offensive and strategic defensive arms.