Former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and former Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz slammed President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE’s decision to withdraw from the decades old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in an opinion piece for Politico Magazine.

“The U.S. and Russia are sleepwalking toward a nuclear disaster, and America’s best hope of avoiding catastrophe is reengaging with Russia now—with Congress taking the lead,” they wrote.

Nunn and Moniz argued that worsening relations between the U.S. and Russia could have grave consequences and proposed that Congress work to “establish a working bridge between the Trump administration and Congress on Russia and nuclear policy” and “increase its dialogue with Russian legislative, business and civic leaders.”

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Trump announced Friday that the U.S. will withdraw from INF treaty. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill US issues Iran sanctions to enforce UN action ignored by international community MORE said the decision was driven by Russian noncompliance.

“Russia has refused to take any steps to return to real and verifiable compliance over these 60 days,” he said. “The United States will therefore suspend its obligations under the INF Treaty effective Feb. 2, and we will provide Russia and the other treaty parties with formal notice that the United States is withdrawing from the INF Treaty effective in six months pursuant to Article 15 of the treaty.”

Since 2014, the U.S. has accused Russia of violating the INF treaty, which prohibits ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. Russia denies the accusations.

Former President Reagan and former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the treaty in 1987.