On the recordApril 28, 2010
The United States maintained a permanent, continuous, boots-on-the-ground inspection capacity in START I to monitor Russian missile production.
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congress.govThe United States maintained a permanent, continuous, boots-on-the-ground inspection capacity in START I to monitor Russian missile production.
Lugar questioned the lack of continuous inspection under New START compared to START I.
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