"Are you at all worried about undercutting the Air Force's improved emphasis on the nuclear mission after the problems the Air Force had with the nuclear mission a few years ago?"
"At the July 2009 summit between Presidents Obama and Medvedev, the two presidents agreed to create a bilateral presidential commission."
"the full exercise of the United States of its legal rights under the ABM Treaty . . . would not constitute a basis for such withdrawal."
"Once these provisions were agreed, it became clear that we could sustain a strong Triad and meet deterrence and hedging requirements within a limit of 700 deployed ICBMs, SLBMs, and nuclear-capable he..."
"the choice before the Senate is between this treaty and no legal obligation for Russia to keep its strategic nuclear forces below an agreed level."
"About $30 billion of this total will go toward development and acquisition of a new strategic submarine."
"Are you concerned that the New START does not prevent Russia from shifting its force structure to large numbers of land-based MIRVs?"
"Secretary Gates, has DOD assessed whether the study of hypersonics is the most efficient use of resources in developing conventional military capability or is it merely to avoid counting toward the ce..."
"the New START preamble recognizes: (1) the existence of the interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms; (2) that this interrelationship will become more important ..."
"The decision to agree to a limit of 700 deployed strategic delivery vehicles did not result from a change in the security environment."
"If we decide to develop that system, which of the three legs of the nuclear triad would be further reduced to accommodate prompt global strike?"