It makes little sense to trash the State Department and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. By weakening the front lines of defense, we make it that much harder for the last line of defense to succeed. Global agreements against the acquisition or spread of weapons of mass destruction are essential to combat the proliferation problem. Global agreements set international norms against possession or use of weapons of mass destruction. Norms can be broken, of course, but norms also make international sanctions more feasible.
Treaties require teeth in the form of routine and challenge inspections.
It makes little sense to oppose ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention or the negotiation of a verification protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention, while promoting defenses against missiles that may carry chemical or biological weapons. Threat reduction can take many forms. The most direct line of defense against nuclear danger is negotiated, verified reductions in nuclear forces that can, if used, cause incalculable damage to our country. We need greater transparency. of nuclear stockpiles. We need to make reductions irreversible.