Political Quotes

“I think the Congress must be much more assertive in making certain we have basic policy on correct intelligence estimates, that the country proceed with the development of an adequate ballistic missile defense program, and that the administration abide by the law passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States--that it cannot ignore the law. Statements based on the U.S. intelligence community's 1995 missile threat assessment concluded: First, the proliferation of ballistic missiles is significant and growing, both in terms of numbers of missiles and in terms of the technical capabilities of those missiles; Second, the trends in missile proliferation is toward longer range and more sophisticated ballistic missiles; Third, a determined country can acquire an ICBM in the future, and with little warning, by means other than indigenous development; and, Fourth, the North Koreans may deploy an ICBM capable of reaching the continental United States within 5 years.”