GOP Presses Obama on Confronting Russia over Nukes

Congress is putting pressure on the Obama administration to confront Russia after allegations the nation is violating a key nuclear arms treaty.

Moscow is accused of testing a new ground-launched cruise missile, violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed in 1987 that calls for their elimination.

The Obama administration has privately addressed the issue with Moscow, but some in Congress want the matter to be dealt with publicly.

"By failing to even acknowledge Russia's cheating -- almost since day one of the 'reset' policy and during his New START treaty negotiation -- the president has failed to lead," Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, said.

"The Congress, unwilling to wait any longer on the president, is moving ahead with declaring Russia's conduct to be a violation of its treaty obligations. But we only have one commander in chief, and it's time for him to put our defenses and other responses in place," he added.