Dick Lugar: “We have convinced our NATO allies... to put in a lot more troops and a lot more civilian assets.”

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

The reasons for Russia's violation are unclear. But I believe the violation was likely due to a number of factors...

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.

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.