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Mike Levin: Under the law that exists today, the so-called Spratt- Furse language which exists in law today, there is a prohibition…

On the recordMay 20, 2003
Under the law that exists today, the so-called Spratt- Furse language which exists in law today, there is a prohibition on research and development which could lead to the production of a so- called low-yield weapon. Under the bill, that language would be stricken from the law and there would be no such prohibition.
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Mike Levin
Democratic · California

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Discussing the implications of a bill on low-yield weapon research and development.

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