参议院将无法迅速或轻易地批准新的《削减战略武器条约 》 ， 因为议员们对如何核实战略武器数量与美国导弹防御系统防御能力的都心里没底。 与于是乎，我们将会看到对条约的拖延，甚至对两国政府业已达成的协议的反对。
Quick or easy Senate approval of the New START arms-control treaty is highly unlikely, given stated concerns about verification and the protection of US missile-defense programs; instead, we can expect delays and, possibly, attempts to amend what the two governments already agreed upon.