Dick Lugar: “I want to thank Senator Lugar for his leadership in this arena.”

Several members of Congress have already proposed legislation along these lines.

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.

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

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.