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Norman D. Dicks: “Our first priority has to be theater missile defense and CorpsSAM. When we deploy troops, we have to be able to defend…”

On the recordJune 13, 1996
Our first priority has to be theater missile defense and CorpsSAM. When we deploy troops, we have to be able to defend those troops, and I think the priorities the administration has are correct on this.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing military priorities and defense during a congressional debate.

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