,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjai ,mr4   
,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit fund+ 
= any ext5sion ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty or
 any successor agreem5t unless !        
agreem5t includes ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a & cov]s all /rategic & non-/rategic
 nucle> =ces ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty ,improvem5t ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 ,russian ,f$]ation sign$ ! ,new        
,/rategic ,arms ,r$uction ,treaty 7!    
,new ,,/>t ,treaty7 on ,april #h1 #bjaj4
  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate advis$ & 
cons5t$ to ! treaty on ,decemb] #bb1    
#bjaj1 by a vote ( #ga-bf4  7#c7 ,!     
,s5ate resolution advis+ & cons5t+ to ! 
ratification ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty     
/ates t prior to ! entry into =ce ( !   

,new ,,/>t ,treaty1 ! ,presid5t %all    
c]tify to ! ,s5ate t ''' ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 w seek to initiate ''' n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! entry into =ce ( ! ,new ,,/>t
 ,treaty1 negotiations ) ! ,russian     
,f$]ation on an agreem5t to address !   
disp>ity betwe5 ! non-/rategic          
7tactical7 nucle> weapons /ockpiles ( ! 
,russian ,f$]ation & ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#d7 ,! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty is due to    
expire 9 ,febru>y #bjba4  7#e7 ,! #bjah 
,nucle> ,po/ure ,review /ates-- 7,a7    
,:ile ! ,unit$ ,/ates has cont9u$ to    
r$uce ! numb] & sali5ce ( nucle>        
weapons1 o!rs1 includ+ ,russia & ,*9a1 h
 mov$ 9 ! opposite direction4 ,russia   
has exp&$ & improv$ its /rategic &      
non-/rategic nucle> =ces4 ,*9a's milit>y
 mod]nization has result$ 9 an exp&$    
nucle> =ce1 ) little to no transp>5cy   
into its int5tions42  7,b7 ,russia is   
develop+ & deploy+ new nucle> w>heads & 
laun*]s4 ,^! ef=ts include multiple     
upgrades = e leg ( ! ,russian nucle>    
triad ( /rategic bomb]s1 sea-bas$       

missiles1 & l&bas$ missiles4 ,russia is 
also develop+ at lea/ two new           
int]cont95tal range sy/ems1 a hyp]sonic 
glide vehicle1 & a new int]cont95tal1   
nucle>-arm$1 nucle>-p[]$1 und]sea       
autonom\s torp$o42  7,c7 ,russia is also
 build+ a l>ge1 div]se1 & mod]n set (   
non-/rategic sy/ems t are dual-capable  
''' 4 ,^! !at]- & tactical-range sy/ems 
are n acc\ntable "u ! ,new ,,/>t        
,treaty2  7,d7 ,*9a cont9ues to increase
 ! numb]1 capabilities1 & protection (  
its nucle> =ces42 &  7,e7 ,*9a has      
develop$ a new road-mobile /rategic     
int]cont95tal balli/ic missile 7,,icbm71
 a new multi-w>head v]sion ( its ,,df#e 
silo-bas$ ,,icbm1 & its mo/ advanc$     
balli/ic missile subm>9e arm$ ) new     
subm>9e-laun*$ balli/ic missiles        
7,,slbm74 ,x has also ann\nc$ developm5t
 ( a new nucle>-capable /rategic bomb]1 
giv+ ,*9a a nucle> triad44  7#f7 ,on    
,april #d1 #bjai1 ,presid5t ,donald ,j4 
,trump /at$1 ,betwe5 ,russia & ,*9a & u1
 we're all mak+ hundr$s ( billions (    

doll>s wor? ( weapons1 includ+ nucle>1  
:i* is ridicul\s ''' & ,i w\ld say t    
,*9a w come along1 & ,i w\ld say ,russia
 w come along4 ,x doesn't really make   
s5se t we're do+ ?is44  7#g7 ,9 te/imony
 be=e ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations 
( ! ,s5ate on ,april #aj1 #bjai1        
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,mike ,pompeo /at$1 9 
response to a "q ab\t ext5d+ ! ,new     
,,/>t treaty1 t we ne$ to make sure t   
we've got all ( ! p>ties t are relevant 
z a compon5t ( ?is z well4  7#h7 ,on    
,m>* #af1 #bjai1 ,national ,security    
,advisor ,john ,bolton /at$1 ,*9a is    
build+ up its nucle> capacity n[4 ,x's  
''' "o reason :y if we're go+ to h ano!r
 arms control negotiation1 = example1 ) 
! ,russians1 x may make s5se to include 
,*9a 9 t discussion z well4  #c4 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 
7#a7 arms control is b5eficial = bo?    
,unit$ ,/ates national security &       
int]national /ability1 b ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld n ent] arms control agreem5ts t   
impose unilat]al re/rictions on ! ,unit$

 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces & fail to prop]ly   
acc\nt = ! nucle> ars5als ( all ne>-pe] 
competitors 9 ! int]national sy/em2 &   
7#b7 any ,new ,,/>t ,treaty ext5sion or 
successor agreem5t mu/ be a trilat]al   
arrangem5t among ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !     
,russian ,f$]ation1 & ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a4  #d4 ,)hold+ ( funds ,no funds   
%all be exp5d$ to implem5t a ,new ,,/>t 
,treaty ext5sion or any successor       
agreem5t unless ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty or 
su* successor agreem5t-- 7#a7 includes &
 is sign$ by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 & 
7#b7 cov]s all /rategic & non-/rategic  
nucle> =ces held by ! ,russian          
,f$]ation1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! ,,rs-#bh    
,s>mat 7,,ss-,x-#cj7 int]cont95tal      
balli/ic missile sy/em2  7,b7 ! #i,m#gcj
 ,bureve/nik 7,,ssc-,x-#i7 nucle>-p[]$  
cruise missile sy/em2  7,c7 !           
,,kh-#dg,m#b ,k9zhal air-laun*$         
hyp]sonic missile sy/em2  7,d7 !        
,avang>d hyp]sonic boo/-glide vehicle   
sy/em2 &  7,e7 ! ,/atus-#f 7,kanyon7    
unmann$ und]sea vehicle4