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Ronald Dellums: “the gentleman now raises a question about theater ballistic missiles. The proponent of the amendment before the body at…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
the gentleman now raises a question about theater ballistic missiles. The proponent of the amendment before the body at this point has squarely put that issue before us, saying that that is a significant priority. However, the gentleman's discussion in this bill is about national missile defense systems, and we are saying that is tens of billions of dollars, and it is going in the wrong direction, because it does not speak to the likelihood of what might be a provocation. That is a terrorist provocation, not an over the horizon missile.
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Ronald Dellums
Democratic · California
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Discussing the implications of national missile defense systems during a debate.

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