1、jhgfjfghjfgh DRAFT Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 1667 K Street NW,Suite 900,Washington DC 20006 www.csbaonline.org|202-331-7990|Fax 202-331-8019 July 17,2014 STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES ON THE FUTURE OF THE INF TREATY By Jim Thomas Vice
2、 President and Director of Studies Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Chairman Rogers,Ranking Member Cooper,and distinguished Members of the Strategic Forces Sub-Committee,thank you for inviting me to testify on the status and outlook for the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces(INF)Treaty.
3、I appreciate the Subcommittees concerns about suspected treaty violations by the Russian Federation,as well as its concerns about the constraints the treaty imposes on the United States.As is well known to Subcommittee Members,the INF Treaty prohibits the United States and Russia from testing or fie
4、lding ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500-5,500 kilometers(km).At the same time,a number of other countries are building up sizable arsenals of these types of missiles.After more than 25 years,it is an appropriate time to take stock of the INF Treaty and assess its
