Therefore, it's conceivable that, if we had people who were skilled in antiterrorism on the ground, we would be able to--hopefully, with good intelligence--ferret out those who might be contemplating another attack upon us.
Lugar discusses the importance of skilled personnel in preventing future attacks.
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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.
Several members of Congress have already proposed legislation along these lines.
Jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.
Congress has the ability to press the administration on its strategy to prevent a new Euro-missile race and increased instability in the absence of the INF Treaty.
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