Dick Lugar: “I think the essence of the regime makes it inclined to be wary of a closer relationship with us because to them we are…”

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.

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

That is a very dangerous attitude to take.

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