Turkey's vote against a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in the U.N. Security Council raises concerns that the United States and Turkey do not share the same threat assessment with respect to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Lugar expresses concern over differing U.S. and Turkey views on Iran's nuclear threat.
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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.
There is precedent for using patient diplomacy to resolve treaty violations.
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.
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