A combination of the continuing rejection of CTBT ratification and a unilateral abrogation of the ABM treaty would seriously put in jeopardy the whole edifice of non-proliferation and arms control. Twenty years ago, the conventional wisdom was that by the end of the century, there would be 25 or 30 nuclear States. Ten years ago, a strong concern was the risk arising from the nuclear weapons from Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Looking back today, we see that this problem has been addressed and solved responsibly and properly. We should take a broader perspective and not only concentrate on the gloomy period we are currently going through.
Nothing is written in the stars.
I firmly believe in the virtue of human action, in leadership, in responsibility and accountability.