Dick Lugar: “I applaud her willingness to take on the role of Secretary of State at a very difficult moment in history.”

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

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

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.