Let me pose a question again to both of you that arises consistently, and that is if the failure to ratify this New START would create a situation in which there are no essential l...
If the Russians were, today, able to deploy an effective defense of Russia, our warhead requirements to maintain a deterrent would rise astr...
Isn't that the definition of nuclear instability?
We both have the interest in, on one hand, allowing people to inspect and verify the relevant data, the critical data on numbers of systems.
That's why President Reagan said 'trust but verify.' We will be verifying.
That would require new bombers with nuclear capabilities, correct?
We here are looking very carefully at our nuclear enterprise, the laboratories and everything else.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Your judgment from your perspective is that relationship of the treaty would enhance stability and transparency into their operations?
My sense--and I'll ask you for your sense, General--is that if this treaty is not ratified, the prospects of serious follow-on discussions a...
Another way to look at this, if we deploy a very effective missile defense, the Russians might decide to use bomber forces.