I felt that this was a historic moment and that it was very important, because I believed that it comes at a time when the nuclear negotiations are making real progress, might in fact achieve their goal by the end of this administration.
Perry comments on the significance of the concert in relation to U.S.-North Korea negotiations.
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The U.S. should maintain a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent for itself and its allies, and that this deterrent should be adequately funded and staffed with topnotch managers, scientists, and engineers.
We have two different requirements we have to meet: maintaining deterrence while at the same time working to decrease this threat of proliferation and nuclear terrorism.
William Perry said the treaty advances American security objectives, and James Schlesinger called ratification 'obligatory.'
I believe if the United States failed to ratify this treaty, our country would essentially lose any ability for international leadership in this field and international influence in the field.
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