Rose Gottemoeller: “As I stated in my testimony, the Administration's decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty was legally justified but…”

It is in our national security interest and in our allies' interest that the INF Treaty remains in force.

You are absolutely right to emphasize that any nuclear use, big or small. It`s the absolute breaking of a taboo that has existed since World War II.

The INF Treaty benefits the security of the United States, our allies, and the Russian Federation.

Allies have not expressed concerns with the New START treaty. To the contrary, the response from our allies to the conclusion of the New START treaty has been overwhelmingly positive.