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ments for further reductions in nuclear weapons. We will
also work with Russia to take U.S. and Russian missiles off
hair-trigger alert, act with urgency to prevent proliferation
in North Korea and Iran, secure loose nuclear weapons and
materials, and shut down the market for selling them—as
Senator Lugar has done for so many years.
The Non-Proliferation Treaty is the cornerstone of the
nonproliferation regime, and the United States must exer-
cise the leadership needed to shore up the regime. So, we
will work with this committee and the Senate toward rati-
fication of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and reviv-
ing negotiations on a verifiable Fissile Material Cutoff
Treaty.
Today’s security threats cannot be addressed in isolation.
Smart power requires reaching out to both friends and
adversaries, to bolster old alliances and to forge new ones.
That means strengthening the alliances that have stood
the test of time—especially with our NATO partners and
our allies in Asia. Our alliance with Japan is a cornerstone
of American policy in Asia, essential to maintaining peace
and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, and based on
shared values and mutual interests. We also have crucial
economic and security partnerships with South Korea,
Australia, and other friends in ASEAN. We will build on
our economic and political partnership with India, the
world’s most populous democracy and a nation with grow-
ing influence in the world.

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