Bob Corker: “There has been a lot of discussion about the role of the Senate in this ratification. There are a lot of things that go…”

“There has been a lot of discussion about the role of the Senate in this ratification. There are a lot of things that go into the ratification of a treaty. I have laid out a number of things we have discussed that are relevant to the ratification of this treaty. As we move through a process such as this, I try to make sure all of the t's are crossed and i's are dotted that can possibly be crossed and dotted to ensure that I, as a U.S. Senator, feel comfortable that the type of agreement we are entering into is one that is in the best interests of our country. I have done that over the last year working on nuclear modernization. Again, my hat is off to Senator Kyl and his great leadership in that regard. I have done that over the course of this last year as we have looked at missile defense. We spent incredible amounts of time in our committee making sure people on my side of the aisle had tremendous input into the resolution of ratification. We have worked through to make sure that if we are going to have fewer warheads deployed--again, we have thousands more that are not deployed--that we, in fact, can assure the American people that they will operate, that they are actually there for our national security. The question for me and for all of us who care so deeply about our country's national security is, Will we say yes to yes?”