Highlights

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  Obama's Prague Speech on Nuclear Arms

  Jon Wolfsthal, National Security Council: The Obama administration has already delivered on a number of the pledges in the president's Prague speech on nuclear weapons.

  Steven Pifer, Strobe Talbott and Fiona Hill

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  Iranian Sanctions for Nuclear Violations

  Jon Wolfsthal, National Security Council: On Iran, diplomacy has not been successful, so the U.S. is now pursuing sanctions to convince Iran that there is a penalty for their actions and to encourage them to return to negotiations.

  Steven Pifer, Strobe Talbott and Fiona Hill

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  Still Living a Cold War Mentality on Nukes

  Jon Wolfsthal, National Security Council: We are still living with a Cold War mentality, but that the U.S. wants to move away from a world where nuclear weapons are seen as being needed.

  Steven Pifer, Strobe Talbott and Fiona Hill

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  Strong Foundation for New START

  Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. State Dept.: The INF treaty, the START accord and the Moscow Treaty provided a strong foundation for New START and that many years of joint experience with the Russians in implementing these treaties was important.

  Steven Pifer, Strobe Talbott and Fiona Hill

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  New START a Concrete Step toward Limited Nuclear Role

  Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. State Dept.: The New START Treaty is one in a series of concrete steps the U.S. will take to reduce and limit the role of nuclear weapons.

  Steven Pifer, Strobe Talbott and Fiona Hill

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  Moving Toward Zero Nuclear Weapons

  Strobe Talbott: To have the U.S. and the Russian Federation moving in the general direction toward zero does help us make the case for restraint of nuclear weapons on the part of those countries around the world that have not gone nuclear.

  Strobe Talbott, Steven Pifer and Fiona Hill

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  Concerns about Whether Arms Limits are Real

  Thomas Moore, Senate Foreign Relations Committee: As the focus of New START turns to ratification, senators and experts have espoused concerns relating to whether the limits in this treaty are actually real.

  Strobe Talbott, Steven Pifer and Fiona Hill