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Howard Berman: If a company in Russia proliferates missile technology in Iran, we are not going to make the Russian Government…

On the recordMarch 25, 1998
If a company in Russia proliferates missile technology in Iran, we are not going to make the Russian Government responsible. They did not make the decision, it was just some company in Russia. It undermines every aspect of enforcement here when we eliminate the major inducement to do something to ensure the law is not violated.
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Howard Berman
California

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Discussing the implications of Russian companies proliferating missile technology.

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