Robert Gates actually said...

The United States is better off with this treaty than without it, and I'm confident that it is the right agreement for today and for the future.

Gates emphasizes the importance of the New START treaty for U.S. security.

06/16/2010

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Neither the last administration nor this one have any plans to build a missile defense that would undermine Russia's nuclear deterrent.

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at a certain point, it will become impossible to keep extending the life of our arsenal, especially in light of our testing moratorium.

We will lead the way in reducing our arsenal, but we must always hedge against the dangerous and unpredictable world.