"...Cheating cannot and must not be ignored, wherever and whenever it occurs. Our response should demonstrate that we're serious about enforcing the rules -- and about enforcing them consistently. But we'll be most effective in the long run if we also keep some commonsense considerations in mind:

• Cheating is a threat that no nation, even one as powerful as the United States, can handle alone.
• Because we need strong partnerships to counter this threat, strategies to address it should be developed in consultation with other nations -- and when the U.S. takes the lead, we should do so in a way that inspires others to follow.
• Cheating is a complex threat, and as such is likely to respond best to comprehensive strategies that combine carrots and sticks and that use the full range of tools -- diplomatic, economic, and military -- available to the U.S. and other nations.
• As experiences in Iraq and Iran have reminded us, international organizations like the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency play a vitally important role, doing things we can't like inspecting suspicious sites we don't have access to and lending legitimacy to international condemnation of violators.
• We need to learn from each episode of cheating and use those lessons to update and strengthen the time-tested network of international laws that has helped us meet proliferation threats for the past 50 years..."

"...Cheating is a serious threat that can't be ignored. Instances of cheating must be handled promptly, consistently, and with steady resolve. Fortunately, many nations are concerned about this problem, and experience shows we can get results when we work together to enforce the international laws that discourage the spread of deadly weapons. In 2003, for example, Libya responded to years of international negotiations and pressure from the U.S. and others by deciding to give up its nuclear weapons program. International organizations like the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency can also act on behalf of the global community to keep the pressure on suspected cheaters. Inspectors working for this agency discovered signs of North Korea's hidden nuclear program in 1993, and have been conducting rigorous inspections of suspicious sites in Iran, forcing the Iranian government to reveal more about its nuclear program. International inspections in Iraq revealed and led to the destruction of more deadly weapons than both Gulf wars. With vigilance and teamwork, and a sustained and comprehensive effort, the international community can meet this difficult challenge..."

"...We've had success against cheating in the past by rallying international support to deal with the problem in the short term, while working with other countries to adapt and strengthen the timetested network of global agreements that protects us in the long term. We can take this effective approach again. Recently, for example, we discovered that deadly weapons and materials could be transported illegally by sea -- and that existing international law did not permit the interception of such shipments. The United States took the lead in proposing a new multinational agreement that would make it possible to halt these shipments before they reach their destination. Meeting new challenges by building on what works is smart, responsible problem solving..."