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On the recordJanuary 23, 1996
This is the man with tremendous arrogance and disregard for the concerns of some 170 nations. He totally disregarded the concerns of the health and welfare of some 27 million men, women, and children who live in the nations of the Pacific. He disregarded and decided to break the moratorium and has already exploded five nuclear bombs in atolls in the South Pacific. By my last count, President Chirac and his predecessors have already exploded 182 nuclear bombs in the atmosphere and in 2 Pacific atolls. One of these atolls is a timed nuclear bomb, the equivalent of several Chernobyls that the French Government has forced upon the lives of the Pacific people. Is this fair, Mr. Speaker? Shame on you, President Chirac of France. Shame on you for doing this to the Pacific people.
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Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoa

Editor's note · Context

Addressing President Chirac's nuclear testing in the Pacific during a speech in Congress.

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