This is an `` existential problem for our country , '' he said . NEW : Adm. Mike Mullen voices support for ratification of the new START treaty . President Clinton urges the Senate to approve the treaty in the lame - duck session . Clinton , Kerry and Lugar warn that NATO inspections of Russia 's arsenal stopped last week . They worry that the White House is n't doing enough to modernize the Russian arsenal .
NEW : Adm. Mike Mullen voices support for ratification of the new START treaty . President Clinton urges the Senate to approve the treaty in the lame - duck session . Clinton , Kerry and Lugar warn that NATO inspections of Russia 's arsenal stopped last week . They worry that the White House is n't doing enough to modernize the Russian arsenal .