05/27/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/27/2025 10:57
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and David McCormick (R-Pa.) last week introduced the Defending International Security by Restricting Unlawful Partnerships and Tactics (DISRUPT) Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill to address the increased cooperation between U.S. adversaries that threatens our nation's interests.
Authoritarian regimes in China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea have deepened their cooperation in recent years, including an increased transfer of weapons and munitions, sharing military technologies, launching disinformation campaigns, and coordinating joint operations that threaten the stability of the international order. Despite this looming threat, the U.S. lacks a strategic response to our adversaries increasing alignment.
"Our adversaries are becoming friends," said Senator Coons. "We cannot continue to sit back and watch as they gain strength before our eyes - in weapons, in their armies, in their economic power. They want to make our country less secure and our economy less prosperous. The DISRUPT Act is the first step to stopping their progress and keeping Americans safe."
"China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are rapidly strengthening their ties, solidifying an axis of destruction and chaos bent on undermining the United States and our allies and partners around the world," said Senator McCormick. "Senator Coons and I are introducing this legislation to help focus the interagency's diplomatic, economic, defense, and intelligence priorities to define and combat this emerging adversarial alliance."
Specifically, the DISRUPT Act of 2025 will:
The DISRUPT Act highlights the need for the U.S. to disrupt the most dangerous aspects of this adversarial cooperation, reduce its expanding footprint, and prepare for the growing likelihood of simultaneous challenges across multiple regions. The bill also reinforces America's commitment to strategic leadership, strengthening alliances, and creating a long-term strategy to preserve our national interests.
Senator Coons is the Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A one-pager on the bill is available here.
The text of the bill is available here.