Dick Lugar: “Senator Lugar raised the possibility that as many as one-third of President Karzai's votes might be invalid.”

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.

I believe that the verification provisions of New START are important, to begin with, leaving aside anything else.

I join you in welcoming back Secretary Burns and Tom Nides, both who are good friends of the committee.