Saying “we cannot afford to stand aside” while Russia ignores the 30-year-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, an outspoken member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said one way to bring the Kremlin into compliance was for Washington to withdraw from two pacts Moscow views as crucial to its security. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the United States could step away from the Strategic Arms Reduction and “Open Skies” treaties and that would send a message that Washington no longer accepts Vladimir Putin’s “pattern of bad behavior.” While not calling for that … Continue reading Cotton Talks Tough on Russian Non-Compliance to INF Treaty