,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #f1 #bjbj,mr4  
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4       
,durb91 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51    
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,baldw91  
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1
 & ,ms4 ,smi?7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,affirm+ t ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty ext5sion
 w cov] new deploy$ ,russian nucle>     
deliv]y sy/ems1 & support+ additional   
initiatives to engage ,*9a t advance !  
goal ( conclud+ an arms control treaty  
or agreem5t4  ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #a1 #bjah1
 ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 ( ! ,russian 
,f$]ation preview$ five new ,russian    
nucle> deliv]y sy/ems 9 8 ,/ate ( !     
,nation address2 ,:]eas two ( ! new     
sy/ems1 ! ,s>mat int]cont95tal balli/ic 
missile 7,,icbm7 & ! ,avang>d hyp]sonic 
glide vehicle1 w c\nt "u ! limits ( !   

,treaty betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica
 & ! ,russian ,f$]ation on ,measures = !
 ,fur!r ,r$uction & ,limitation (       
,/rategic ,(f5sive ,arms 7commonly      
ref]r$ to z ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty71 z    
confirm$ by ,s]gey ,lavrov1 ,=eign      
,m9i/] ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas an
 additional pair ( new sy/ems1 !        
,poseidon nucle>-p[]$ torp$o & !        
,bureve/nik nucle>-p[]$ cruise missile1 
are n project$ to be deploy$ dur+ !     
five-ye> ext5sion ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty
 to #bjbf1 & ev5 if !y 7 deploy$1 !     
,unit$ ,/ates is able to address its    
conc]ns ab\t ^? weapons ?r\gh !         
,bilat]al ,consultative ,committee2     
,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation's fif? new  
sy/em1 ! ,k9zhal %ort-range air-laun*$  
balli/ic missile1 is be+ deploy$ z a    
!at]-/rike weapon on ,mi,g-#ca aircraft1
 r ?an on a heavy bomb]1 9 :i* case x   
w\ld be automatically acc\ntable "u !   
,new ,,/>t ,treaty2 ,:]eas ! advance    
tim+ ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation's nucle>    
mod]nization cycle may all[ x to        

significantly exp& its /rategic nucle>  
ars5al relative to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !  
ev5t t ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty expires on  
,febru>y #e1 #bjba2 ,:]eas ! #bjbj      
,annual ,report on ! ,implem5tation ( ! 
new ,,/>t ,treaty conclud$ t ! ,russian 
,f$]ation 0 9 compliance ) ! t]ms ( !   
,new ,,/>t ,treaty2 ,:]eas ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a has nev] ent]$ into a  
treaty or agreem5t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
any o!r p>ty t places b9d+ limits on its
 %ort]-range1 int]m$iate-1 or           
/rategic-range balli/ic missiles1 v]ifi$
 by ,national ,te*nical ,means & by     
on-site inspections1 z ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,russian ,f$]ation did ?r\gh !         
,int]m$iate-,range ,nucle> ,=ces 7,,inf7
 ,treaty1 ! ,,/>t ,i & ,,/>t ,,ii       
,treaties1 & ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty1 ea* (
 :i* took multiple ye>s to successfully 
negotiate2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a possesses significantly few]       
,i,c,b,ms1 subm>9e laun*$ balli/ic      
missiles 7,s,l,b,ms71 & heavy bomb]s ?an
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation or ! ,unit$       

,/ates1 & accord+ to ! ,def5se          
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy 7,,dia71 ,*9a's     
w>head /ockpile is 9 ! l[ c\ple (       
hundr$s1 a fraction ( ! size ( ! ars5als
 ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation & ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 & ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 has repeat$ly decl9$ invitations by !  
,unit$ ,/ates to ent] into trilat]al    
negotiations on an arms control treaty  
or o!r agreem5t reg>d+ its nucle>       
ars5al3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 calls on ! ,presid5t to imm$iately 
ext5d ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty until #bjbf2 
7#b7 affirms t1 by ext5d+ ! ,new ,,/>t  
,treaty until #bjbf1 ! ,presid5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates c secure limitations on   
two new types ( ,russian ,f$]ation      
/rategic weapons beyond ^? acc\ntable :5
 ! ,treaty ent]$ into =ce 9 #bjaa or at 
any "t !reaft]2  7#c7 calls on !        
,russian ,f$]ation to cease ! developm5t
 ( haz>d\s & provocative new weapons    
sy/ems includ+ ! ,bureve/nik cruise     
missile1 :i* is p[]$ by a nucle> reactor
 & may violate ! prohibition 9 num]\s   

treaties & milit>y manuals aga9/ caus+  
sup]flu\s injury & unnecess>y suff]+2   
7#d7 affirms ! ,decemb] #aihg /atem5t by
 ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan & ,g5]al     
,secret>y ,mikhail ,s4 ,gorba*ev ( !    
,soviet ,union t a nucle> w> _c be won &
 mu/ nev] be f\ght2  7#e7 calls on !    
,presid5t to consid] ! views ( ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization & o!r   
,unit$ ,/ates allies & p>tn]s :o        
ov]:elm+ly back ext5sion ( ! ,new ,,/>t 
,treaty2 &  7#f7 supports1 foll[+ !     
ext5sion ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty1 a      
,unit$ ,/ates initiative to engage ,*9a 
9 negotiations t[>ds ! ev5tual          
conclusion ( an arms control treaty or  
agreem5t1 />t+ ) /eps to r$uce ! risk ( 
/rategic miscalculation & ! ?reat ( a   
nucle> ex*ange1 :i* may include-- 7,a7 a
 =mal invitation to appropriate (ficials
 f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & to ea* ( !
 p]man5t memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations     
,security ,c\ncil1 to obs]ve a ,unit$   
,/ates-,russian ,f$]ation ,new ,,/>t    
,treaty on-site inspection 9 #bjbj to   

demon/rate ! security b5efits (         
transp>5cy into /rategic nucle> =ces2   
7,b7 an agreem5t ) ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a t all[s = advance notifications (  
balli/ic missile laun*es1 ?r\gh ! ,hague
 ,code ( ,conduct or o!r data ex*anges  
or doctr9e discussions relat$ to        
/rategic nucle> =ces2  7,c7 an agreem5t 
n to t>get or int]f]e 9 nucle> comm&1   
control1 & communications 7commonly     
ref]r$ to z ,,nc#c7 infra/ructure2 or   
7,d7 any o!r coop]ative measure t       
b5efits ,unit$ ,/ates-,*9a /rategic     
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