Dick Lugar: “I will yield back whatever time that I have.”

The President has to want to get back into the discussions. At this point, there is not evidence that that is the case.

even if the INF Treaty finally falls by the wayside, something else is going to follow that is more comprehensive and of greater safety to more countries.

There is really a desire for something to be out there.

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.