Hillary Clinton

Thank you for participating in these inter-parliamentary activities.

Moreover, by bringing the New START Treaty into force, we will strengthen our national security more broadly, including by creating greater leverage to tackle a core national security challenge--nuclear proliferation.

Iran is really becoming a military dictatorship.

The fact is that until we ratify a treaty, we have none. So, that's the choice.

New START had renewed American credibility at this month's conference in New York to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Dr. Kissinger knows how important bipartisanship is in our consideration of arms control agreements.

This accord imposes no restriction--zero--none--no restriction on our ability to defend ourselves.

I strongly believe that it is important for our country and Russia to maintain a vigorous commitment to arms control.

Should not fulfillment of the nonproliferation agenda precede steps, particularly unilateral and bilateral ones, toward nuclear disarmament?

I believe this is a serious matter of sequencing.

The completion of New START conveys to other nations that we are committed to real reductions, and to holding up our end of the bargain under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

If we fail to ratify this treaty, I think it's zero.

The cooperation that we have obtained with Russia, on both North Korea and Iran in our efforts to constrain and eliminate their nuclear programs, has been very notable.

There was also perambular language, but these unilateral statements are very much a pattern.

START was about stopping that race. It was about beginning to shrink the enormous nuclear arsenals that each side had built.

I think it begins with the cooperative relationship between the United States and Russia.

Yes; that is correct.

We have the right to withdraw if we believe that this treaty is no longer in our security interests.

We believe that the treaty history between the United States and Russia is the bedrock of disarmament.

We are not going to withdraw our tactical nukes unless there is an agreement for Russia to similarly discuss with us withdrawal of their tactical nukes.

I can assure you that you and other members will be able to continue to vote for missile defense in the future.

The United States intends to pursue, with Russia, additional and broader reductions in our strategic and tactical weapons, including nondeployed weapons.

Trust but verify was a maxim that he quoted to the Soviets many times.

We're determined to prevent it from happening, and we're determined to continue our efforts to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapon.

We share a strong belief that the New START Treaty will make our country more secure. We urge the Senate to approve it.