Dick Lugar: “We're in two shooting wars in the Middle East, in large measure, because of our dependence on imported petroleum”

That is a very dangerous attitude to take.

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

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.

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