The reduction of deployed warheads entailed by the treaty is modest, but the treaty is a clear signal that the United States is serious about carrying out our responsibilities under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Perry describes the treaty as a serious commitment to nuclear non-proliferation.
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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.
William Perry said the treaty advances American security objectives, and James Schlesinger called ratification 'obligatory.'
I do not. I have studied the treaty rather carefully, and it is my own judgment that it provides adequately for the national security interests of the United States.
The treaty is a valuable confidence-building measure in that it provides for a vitally important continuing dialogue between the United States and Russia on strategic nuclear weapons.
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