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Jon Kyl: The problem right now is that such a letter, if it confirmed we were going to move forward with a missile defense system…

On the recordDecember 17, 2010
The problem right now is that such a letter, if it confirmed we were going to move forward with a missile defense system adequate to protect the United States from an ICBM, from more than regional threats, would directly contradict our signing statement.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona
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govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2010

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Kyl discusses the implications of a presidential letter on missile defense and treaty commitments.

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