Dick Lugar: “We do want there to be secure, democratic governance and progress in both Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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.

Congress has the ability to press the administration on its strategy to prevent a new Euro-missile race and increased instability in the absence of the INF Treaty.

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

It seems to me to be really a safety net there.