Jim DeMint actually said...

The START Treaty is a continuation of the mutually assured destruction pact with Russia.

the idea that we are agreeing to a treaty that binds us to not defend ourselves against nuclear missiles takes us back 30 years to a mutuall...

It's clear that, at any point that our missile defense threatens their ability to deliver offensive weapons, that they feel completely free ...

the signal to the rest of the world, our credibility, the appearances of what it shows, as far as our good faith, is important.