,,iii #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fa ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4 ,m>key submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,,resolution ,express+ support = ! cont9u$ value ( arms control agreem5ts & negotiat$ con/ra9ts on ,russian & ,*9ese /rategic nucle> =ces4 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s bip>tisan support to ensure national security & ! def5se ( ,unit$ ,/ates allies & p>tn]s2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan /at$ t a nucle> w> _c be won & mu/ nev] be f\ght 9 8 #aihd ,/ate ( ! ,union ,address1 & affirm$ ! conviction ) ,soviet lead] ,mikhail ,gorba*ev 9 #aihe2 ,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y #bjbb1 ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid5 jo9$ ! lead]s ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,fr5* ,republic1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great ,brita9 & ,nor!rn ,irel& to reaffirm t a nucle> w> _c be won & mu/ nev] be f\ght2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation illegally invad$ ,ukra9e on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 & has us$ veil$ & blatant nucle> sab] rattl+ 9 s]vice ( its w> ( aggression aga9/ a sov]eign /ate2 ,:]eas ! w> has l$ to ?\s&s ( casualties1 includ+ ov] #dj1jjj civilians & m ?an #fej *ildr5 kill$1 along ) ! displacem5t ( ov] #aj1jjj1jjj ,ukra9ians2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation's illegal w> aga9/ ,ukra9e repres5ts ! greate/ ?reat to ,european security & fre$om 9 a g5]ation2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bg1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t ( ,russia ,vladimir ,put9 ord]$ 8 milit>y to put ,russia's nucle> =ces on special combat read9ess 9 an escalatory response to ! unequivocal condemnation f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its we/]n allies ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation's illegal invasion ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #ba1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t ,put9 w>n$ he 0 n bluff+ :5 he said ,russia has v>i\s weapons ( mass de/ruction & w use all ! means available to u to def5d its t]ritory %ortly be=e annex+ additional ,ukra9ian l&s ?r\gh ref]5dums2 ,:]eas1 9 ,febru>y #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,russian ,f$]ation ext5d$ ! ,treaty betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,russian ,f$]ation on ,measures = ! ,fur!r ,r$uction & ,limitation ( ,/rategic ,(f5sive ,arms sign$ ,april #h1 #bjaj1 & ent]$ into =ce ,febru>y #e1 #bjaa 7commonly kn[n z ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty7 = #e ye>s until ,febru>y #e1 #bjbf2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ba1 #bjbc1 ,presid5t ,put9 ann\nc$ ! ,russian ,f$]ation's purport$ susp5sion ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty1 ! la/ major rema9+ bilat]al nucle> arms control agreem5t1 9 a move deem$ legally invalid by ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty has _h bip>tisan support & limits ! ,russian nucle> ars5al to #a1eej w>heads on no m ?an #gjj deploy$ deliv]y vehicles1 & to #hjj deploy$ & nondeploy$ /rategic laun*]s2 ,:]eas ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty has p]mitt$ robu/ & /rict transp>5cy & v]ification measures & onsite inspections1 :i* h provid$ valuable insight into ,russia's nucle> ars5al2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has decades ( bip>tisan lead]%ip 9 nucle> arms control1 includ+ coop]ation ) ! ,soviet ,union & ! ,russian ,f$]ation ev5 :5 relations 7 /ra9$2 ,:]eas1 9 ,june #bjbc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ann\nc$ x is n[ ready to engage 9 a dialogue ) ! ,russian ,f$]ation on a po/-#bjbf nucle> arms control framework & is prep>$ to /ick to ! c5tral limits z long z ,russia does :ile also /at+ a will+ness to engage 9 bilat]al arms control discussions ) ! ,russian ,f$]ation & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a )\t preconditions2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate said 9 a report to ,congress releas$ 9 ,janu>y #bjbd1 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates assesses t ! ,russian ,f$]ation likely did n exce$ ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty's deploy$ w>head limit 9 #bjbc42 ,:]eas ,russian ,=eign ,m9i/] ,s]gei ,lavrov said on ,septemb] #bh1 #bjbd1 at a ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly meet+ t ,russia cont9ues to comply ) ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty num]ical limits2 ,:]eas ! nucle> weapon /ates recogniz$ by ! ,treaty on ! ,non-,prolif]ation ( ,nucle> ,weapons1 done at ,wa%+ton1 ,london1 & ,mosc[ ,july #a1 #aifh 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,nucle> ,nonprolif]ation ,treaty or ,,npt71 includ+ ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z well z ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 h an obligation to pursue negotiations 9 good fai? on effective measures relat+ to cessation ( ! nucle> arms race at an e>ly date & to nucle> dis>mam5t2 ,:]eas1 9 ,novemb] #bjbc1 s5ior ,unit$ ,/ates & ,*9ese (ficials held a c&id & 9-dep? discussion on issues relat$ to arms control & nonprolif]ation z "p ( ongo+ ef=ts to ma9ta9 op5 l9es ( communication & responsibly manage ! ,u4,s4-,,prc relation%ip2 & ,:]eas ! abs5ce ( agre$ limits on ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,russian /rategic nucle> ars5als aft] ! expiration ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty w\ld affect /rategic /ability & increase ! risk ( a co/ly & unre/ra9$ nucle> arms race3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns 9 ! /ronge/ t]ms ! use ( nucle> escalatory rhetoric & veil$ ?reats to pot5tially use nucle> weapons 9 ! context ( ! illegal invasion ( a free & indep5d5t ,ukra9e2 7#b7 condemns ! ,russian ,f$]ation's purport$ susp5sion ( its p>ticipation 9 ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty2 7#c7 calls = imm$iate cessation ( nucle> sab] rattl+ & nucle> escalatory rhetoric f ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 or by any o!r nucle>-arm$ /ate2 7#d7 emphasizes ! cont9u$ value ( arms control agreem5ts betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 :i* possess ! _w's l>ge/ nucle> ars5als2 7#e7 calls = ! ,russian ,f$]ation to promptly return to full implem5tation ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty1 includ+ onsite inspections1 provision ( treaty-m&at$ notifications & data1 & resumption ( ,bilat]al ,consultative ,commission meet+s2 7#f7 calls on ! adm9i/ration to cont9ue to actively pursue a dialogue ) ! ,russian ,f$]ation on a new nucle> arms control framework & on risk r$uction 9 ord] to ma9ta9 /rategic /ability1 ensure ! conflict 9 ,ukra9e does n escalate to nucle> use1 & avoid an unre/ra9$ nucle> arms race foll[+ ! expiration ( ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty2 7#g7 calls ^u ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,russian ,f$]ation to cont9ue to respect ! num]ical con/ra9ts on ! /rategic deploy$ nucle> =ces e/abli%$ by ! ,new ,,/>t ,treaty until su* "t z a new nucle> arms control framework is e/abli%$2 & 7#h7 calls on ! adm9i/ration to cont9ue to engage ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9 fur!r bilat]al talks on nucle> risk r$uction & arms control1 & to pursue new multilat]al arms control ef=ts4