This hearing will focus on the future of arms control agreements with Russia, particularly with the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and the looming negotiations over extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The hearing will highlight the effectiveness of U.S. efforts and bilateral and multilateral commitments on nonproliferation in the past and the changing strategic environment on global arms control with the rise of China.

Witnesses

The Honorable Thomas Countryman
Board Chairman Arms Control Association
(Former Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security)

The Honorable Brian McKeon
Senior Director
Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
(Former Acting Under Secretary and Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, Department of Defense)

The Honorable Madelyn Creedon
Nonresident Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution 
(Former Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy)

Thomas Karako, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, International Security Program
Director, Missile Defense Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies