occurred, it is that we have been made aware of a softness in our protection of our important information and therefore we now, because of public disclosure, we are now in a position to correct and make safer a more gail proved information. so, for that i would have to thank mr. assange for that public service. new start treaty. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. sessions: mr. president, as we begin consideration of the new start treaty, we must understand that the proposal is not made in a vacuum. it is a part, in one sense, an important part of our nation s strategic policy. i have served as chairman, ranking member, and member of the strategic forces subcommittee of the armed services committee for 12 years in the senate. thus one of the matters these matters of nuclear policy and nuclear defense have been before uus so many times and i ve had a front-row seat about it. deserves a just consideration in this senate after appropria
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