"I think it would be the height of irresponsibility for us to be in a position where we decide that we are going to unilaterally disarm."
"I agree with Dr. Blair in what he has just said, because it is very important that it does not affect the Russian calculus if we have no first use."
"I agree with Mr. Miller. If you are Putin, and you think we only have big ones and we are not going to use them because they are big, I think that you actually change the calculus of first use for Rus..."
"It is just math, Ms. Rohlfing. It is not logic."
"It is the threat, not the use of the weapons that keep us safe."
"There appears to be no relationship between the reduction of the number of United States nuclear warheads and the reduction of the total number of nuclear warheads on the planet."
"this missile is unequivocally in violation of the treaty, based on the evidence we have of observing its flight test."
"this violation has not just an element of the treaty or a minor provision, it goes to the core of the treaty itself."
"They could destroy the weapons that are not in compliance, so they could come into compliance."
"To your knowledge, Mr. Secretary, are there portions of the U.S. border between Mexico and the United States where individuals can enter the United States illegally, unimpeded?"
"To your knowledge, is the United States border with Mexico currently closed?"