On the recordJune 16, 2010
If Russia were to choose to violate the treaty's limits, it would not be able to achieve militarily significant advantage by cheating or breakout under New START.
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Rose Gottemoeller
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congress.govIf Russia were to choose to violate the treaty's limits, it would not be able to achieve militarily significant advantage by cheating or breakout under New START.
Stating that treaty violations would not provide Russia a significant military advantage.
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