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Mike Thompson: Our strong belief is that we cannot ignore the one thing they do that poses a direct threat to this Nation, and that is…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2000
Our strong belief is that we cannot ignore the one thing they do that poses a direct threat to this Nation, and that is a continued pattern of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and selling those items to rogue nations which, in turn, pose a threat to us--the very reason we say we need a missile defense system.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

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Discussing an amendment related to U.S. trade and security concerns regarding China.

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