James Inhofe actually said...

"I would underscore the importance of ratifying the New START to have any chance of us beginning to have a serious negotiation over tactical nuclear weapons."

"Would the administration be willing to put missile defense on the negotiating table to get reductions in Russian tactical nuclear weapons?"

"Secretary Chu, if the United States decided to add an LEP to the W80 weapon system, what would have to change in DOE funding to add that requirement?"

"What leverage will the United States have in the future to address this disparity when we have only a couple of hundred tactical nuclear weapons in Europe while the Russians have thousands?"