Russ Feingold actually said...

There's been some confusion, during the previous hearings on this treaty, about the relative importance of reducing the Russian and United S...

Secretary Gates testified that it is not our policy to develop missile defenses to counter Russia's deterrent, because this would be cost-pr...

I would like to use this hearing to get some clarity on what is really needed for us to maintain a credible deterrent.

So, to use your language, it preserves the balance that we had before.