10/24/1986
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"Strength, not weakness, is the best way to achieve results with our adversaries."
"This and other actions to modernize our limited chemical retaliatory capability serve to deter the use of chemical weapons by our potential adversaries."
"I also certify that this BIGEYE program is, in my considered judgment, vital to our national defense."
"I am very optimistic—and with good reason—about the future of U.S.-Japan relations in the coming century."