that is a statement of stunning naivete because the implications is we come down, the rulers of northern korea, iran, and other nuclear prolivelators will say i think we should relook at our policy of getting nuclear weapons. afterall, if the united states is reducing its warhead levels, maybe we don't need nuclear weapons. in fact, i think the people in places like tehran, fantastic, the united states is coming down. let's ramp up to get the capability even more quickly. but it's not just this particular bilateral treaty. the administration has made it clear it wants to resume what in their view is progress for embedding the nos a web of multilateral treaties that i think could constrict america's strategic options in the years ahead to seek once again ratification of the comprehensive test band treaty defeated in the senate during the clinton administration to resume negotiation over a cutoff treaty and a treaty to prevent what they called the arm's race in outer space. and a variety of other treaties like the land mine's convention that were opposed by the united states when they were negot

northern korea, iran, and other nuclear prolivelators will say i think we should relook at our policyerall, if the united states is reducing its warhead levels, maybe we don't need nuclear weapons. in fact, i think the people in places like tehran, fantastic, the united states is coming down. let's ramp up to get the capability even more quickly. but it's not just this particular bilateral treaty. the administration has made it clear it wants to resume what in their view is progress for embedding the nos a web of multilateral treaties that i think could constrict america's strategic options in the years ahead to seek once again ratification of the comprehensive test band treaty defeated in the senate during the clinton administration to resume negotiation over a cutoff treaty and a treaty to prevent what they called the arm's race in outer space. and a variety of other treaties like the land mine's convention that were opposed by the united states when they were negotiated because they constricted us in areas that were vital to our strategic interest in the case of the land mine's par