US and Russia are Needed for Nuclear Arms Control

Richard Lugar, US Senator, & Sam Nunn, former US Senator | June 2

Cooperation between Russia and the US on issues of nonproliferation is vital for America's national security. ++ The agreement now before the US Congress would help the US and Russia create an international fuel bank that could provide nuclear-fuel services internationally and thus undercut countries who falsely claim to be perusing uranium enrichment for civilian purposes. ++ While Russia should do more to hinder Iran's progress toward nuclear weapons, rejecting the US-Russian agreement on these grounds is illogical and likely to backfire.