Dick Lugar: “I am a strong backer of the MCC, as I believe the idea of linking expanded U.S. foreign assistance to governments that…”

Jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.

Several members of Congress have already proposed legislation along these lines.

Congress could condition funding to develop new missiles on receipt from the administration of a comprehensive military, economic, and diplomatic strategy to bring Russia back into compliance with the treaty.

In the likely event the INF Treaty collapses in August, the only remaining bilateral U.S.-Russia arms control agreement would be New START, which expires in 2021 but can be extended by up to five years through agreement by both parties.