… going, oh, my, here's an opportunity for us to build new missiles, new command and control systems, and new bombs along the way. For what benefit? For what purpose? Unnecessary. My plea today is to our president take advantage of Putin's statement where he has clearly said that he is willing to restrict Russia's buildup of nuclear weapons and delivery systems in exchange for the United States doing the same. Eventually, a treaty, perhaps, excuse me, I said that incorrectly. Eventually it could lead and should lead to an extension of the existing New START treaty or maybe something that's even better. (13:33–13:59)
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Asserts that Putin is willing to restrict Russia's nuclear buildup if the U.S. reciprocates.
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