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Jerry Lewis: In those circumstances, without that force available, if those Scuds had been accurate, potentially thousands of…

On the recordJuly 31, 1995
In those circumstances, without that force available, if those Scuds had been accurate, potentially thousands of American lives could have been lost. The gentleman has articulate very well in our committee the fact that just two B-2's can deliver a force halfway around the world with so few numbers of personnel involved. It takes a whole armada of aircraft to replace that force. That is a great value, not only in terms of preserving the peace but it is less expensive than continuing to build and maintain that armada, of aircraft.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Discussing the strategic value and cost-effectiveness of B-2 bombers in military operations.

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