Rose Gottemoeller: “The INF Treaty benefits the security of the United States, our allies, and the Russian Federation.”

As I stated in my testimony, the Administration's decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty was legally justified but politically questionable.

The New START treaty will enhance U.S. national security by stabilizing the strategic balance between the United States and the Russian Federation.

I am concerned, frankly, if New START goes out of force or is seen as unlikely to be extended that this will deal a significant blow to this larger non-proliferation system that keeps an explosion of nuclear weapons States from occurring…

It will provide ongoing transparency and predictability regarding the world's two largest nuclear arsenals.