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Norman D. Dicks: “Sea power and air power, yes, basically the threat from conventional forces has been reduced. That is one reason why we…”

On the recordMay 7, 1998
Sea power and air power, yes, basically the threat from conventional forces has been reduced. That is one reason why we have cut the defense budget, because we think we can go to a lower level. But I would say to my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts, that there are other problems out there. We have got Iran. We have got Iraq. We have got North Korea. We have got the problems of China. We have got instability in Russia today that I worry about. They still possess thousands of nuclear weapons. We are taking some risk here in cutting back on our defenses.
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Discussing defense budget cuts and global security threats.

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