Rose Gottemoeller: “The New START treaty is just one element of a comprehensive strategy to implement the President's nuclear security…”

I am concerned, frankly, if New START goes out of force or is seen as unlikely to be extended that this will deal a significant blow to this larger non-proliferation system that keeps an explosion of nuclear weapons States from occurring…

We are seeing new and enduring pressures on the nonproliferation regime, pressures that threaten global stability.

As I stated in my testimony, the Administration's decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty was legally justified but politically questionable.

Allies have not expressed concerns with the New START treaty. To the contrary, the response from our allies to the conclusion of the New START treaty has been overwhelmingly positive.