,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fgc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #f1 #bjbj,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,affirming that the ,new ,,start ,treaty extension will cover new deployed ,russian nuclear delivery systems1 and supporting additional initiatives to engage ,china that advance the goal of concluding an arms control treaty or agreement4 ,whereas1 on ,march #a1 #bjah1 ,president ,vladimir ,putin of the ,russian ,federation previewed five new ,russian nuclear delivery systems in his ,state of the ,nation address2 ,whereas two of the new systems1 the ,sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile 7,,icbm7 and the ,avangard hypersonic glide vehicle1 will count under the limits of the ,treaty between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,russian ,federation on ,measures for the ,further ,reduction and ,limitation of ,strategic ,offensive ,arms 7commonly referred to as the ,new ,,start ,treaty71 as confirmed by ,sergey ,lavrov1 ,foreign ,minister of the ,russian ,federation2 ,whereas an additional pair of new systems1 the ,poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo and the ,burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile1 are not projected to be deployed during the five-year extension of the ,new ,,start ,treaty to #bjbf1 and even if they were deployed1 the ,united ,states is able to address its concerns about those weapons through the ,bilateral ,consultative ,committee2 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation's fifth new system1 the ,kinzhal short-range air-launched ballistic missile1 is being deployed as a theater-strike weapon on ,mi,g-#ca aircraft1 rather than on a heavy bomber1 in which case it would be automatically accountable under the ,new ,,start ,treaty2 ,whereas the advance timing of the ,russian ,federation's nuclear modernization cycle may allow it to significantly expand its strategic nuclear arsenal relative to the ,united ,states in the event that the ,new ,,start ,treaty expires on ,february #e1 #bjba2 ,whereas the #bjbj ,annual ,report on the ,implementation of the new ,,start ,treaty concluded that the ,russian ,federation was in compliance with the terms of the ,new ,,start ,treaty2 ,whereas the ,people's ,republic of ,china has never entered into a treaty or agreement with the ,united ,states or any other party that places binding limits on its shorter-range1 intermediate-1 or strategic-range ballistic missiles1 verified by ,national ,technical ,means and by on-site inspections1 as the ,united ,states and ,russian ,federation did through the ,intermediate-,range ,nuclear ,forces 7,,inf7 ,treaty1 the ,,start ,i and ,,start ,,ii ,treaties1 and the ,new ,,start ,treaty1 each of which took multiple years to successfully negotiate2 ,whereas the ,people's ,republic of ,china possesses significantly fewer ,i,c,b,ms1 submarine launched ballistic missiles 7,s,l,b,ms71 and heavy bombers than the ,russian ,federation or the ,united ,states1 and according to the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency 7,,dia71 ,china's warhead stockpile is in the low couple of hundreds1 a fraction of the size of the arsenals of the ,russian ,federation and the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the ,people's ,republic of ,china has repeatedly declined invitations by the ,united ,states to enter into trilateral negotiations on an arms control treaty or other agreement regarding its nuclear arsenal3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls on the ,president to immediately extend the ,new ,,start ,treaty until #bjbf2 7#b7 affirms that1 by extending the ,new ,,start ,treaty until #bjbf1 the ,president of the ,united ,states can secure limitations on two new types of ,russian ,federation strategic weapons beyond those accountable when the ,treaty entered into force in #bjaa or at any time thereafter2 7#c7 calls on the ,russian ,federation to cease the development of hazardous and provocative new weapons systems including the ,burevestnik cruise missile1 which is powered by a nuclear reactor and may violate the prohibition in numerous treaties and military manuals against causing superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering2 7#d7 affirms the ,december #aihg statement by ,president ,ronald ,reagan and ,general ,secretary ,mikhail ,s4 ,gorbachev of the ,soviet ,union that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought2 7#e7 calls on the ,president to consider the views of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization and other ,united ,states allies and partners who overwhelmingly back extension of the ,new ,,start ,treaty2 and 7#f7 supports1 following the extension of the ,new ,,start ,treaty1 a ,united ,states initiative to engage ,china in negotiations towards the eventual conclusion of an arms control treaty or agreement1 starting with steps to reduce the risk of strategic miscalculation and the threat of a nuclear exchange1 which may include-- 7,a7 a formal invitation to appropriate officials from the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and to each of the permanent members of the ,united ,nations ,security ,council1 to observe a ,united ,states-,russian ,federation ,new ,,start ,treaty on-site inspection in #bjbj to demonstrate the security benefits of transparency into strategic nuclear forces2 7,b7 an agreement with the ,people's ,republic of ,china that allows for advance notifications of ballistic missile launches1 through the ,hague ,code of ,conduct or other data exchanges or doctrine discussions related to strategic nuclear forces2 7,c7 an agreement not to target or interfere in nuclear command1 control1 and communications 7commonly referred to as ,,nc#c7 infrastructure2 or 7,d7 any other cooperative measure that benefits ,united ,states-,china strategic stability4