Dick Lugar: “I ask that the time now be equally charged to both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.”

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.

I noted in the Feed the Future publications a map of the 19 countries, which is very helpful in identifying precisely what we are talking about today.

Yes, I believe New START meets this threshold with one exception.

The reasons for Russia's violation are unclear. But I believe the violation was likely due to a number of factors...