Ben Nelson: “I firmly agree with the importance of oversight because we are in a government-owned/contractor-operated situation…”

I was very uncomfortable seeing that $400 million disappear, with the representations that we've made to be fully funded to carry out the program.

We cannot just be catching up or trying to stay at par with the rest of the world or otherwise our defenses are down.

I think there is concern that the administration is headed down a path to make unilateral reductions in U.S. nuclear weapons.

I'm very much in favor of moving forward with a follow-on treaty.