02/08/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"What I would say to all of our colleagues, and we do not like to think about this, but Russia is thinking about it, China is thinking about it, Iran is thinking about it."
"China... says, 'if we launch our DF31A ICBMs over the North Pole, we can easily destroy a whole list of metropolises on the east coast.'"
"It seems like we have had a move that recognizes the triad's importance and the need to modernize nuclear weapons."
"Reducing the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy is a U.S. objective, while Russia is pursuing new concepts and capabilities for expanding the role of nuclear weapons in its security str..."