Dick Lugar: “These partnerships are also a key component of the Global Food Security legislation that Senators Lugar and Casey are…”

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

Congress could condition funding to develop new missiles on receipt from the administration of a comprehensive military, economic, and diplomatic strategy to bring Russia back into compliance with the treaty.

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

There is precedent for using patient diplomacy to resolve treaty violations.