Dick Lugar: “Now, is the time for a thorough and balanced national discussion about nuclear arms control and nuclear…”

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

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

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.

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