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| https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1274 | Cotton Statement on First Test of Post-INF Ballistic Missile | 2019-12-12 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | AR | Tom Cotton | C001095 | www.cotton.senate.gov | legacy | December 12, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Caroline TablerorJames Arnold(202) 224-2353December 12, 2019 Cotton Statement on First Test of Post-INF Ballistic Missile Washington, D.C. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Department of Defense conducted its first test of a conventionally-configured ballistic missile since the Russian Federation rendered the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty defunct: This is a firm statement to the Russian Federation. They cannot violate international agreements without consequence. Now, I urge the Pentagon to regain the strategic advantage we lost due to the INF treaty by expediting the development and deployment of a new generation of ground-launched missiles. Today's test signals to Moscow and Beijing that the United States will no longer ignore their threats. Background: For years, Senator Cotton advocated for the United States to bring Russia back into compliance with the INF Treaty or to leave it altogether. A brief timeline is below: March 2015:Cotton talks about INF Treaty in Maiden Floor Speech October 2016:Cotton Statement Reports that Russia is Advancing its Missile Program in Violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty February 2017:Cotton, Johnson, Rubio, Poe, and Rogers Introduce Intermediate-Range Forces Treaty Preservation Act March 2017:Cotton Statement on Reports that Russia Has Deployed a Banned Missile April 2017:Cotton Op-Ed in the Washington Post: "Russia has subverted our treaty on cruise missiles for years. It's time to act" July 2017:Cotton Warns Russia to Comply with INF Treaty in CSIS Speech July 2017:Cotton Questions General Paul Selva on the INF Treaty during Senate Armed Services Committee hearing December 2017:Cotton, Colleagues Urge Appropriations Committee to fund measures to bring Russia into compliance with INF March 2018:Cotton Questions Pacific Command Chief Admiral Harry Harris on INF Treaty October 2018:Cotton Statement on Reports the U.S. is Preparing to Withdraw from INF Treaty December 2018:Cotton Statement on NATO Confirmation that Russia is in Breach of INF Treaty February 2019: Cotton Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from INF Treaty August 2019: Cotton Statement on Formal End of the INF Treaty ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |