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Tony Thurmond: “I strongly support the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's existing National Missile Defense program which includes…”

On the recordJune 28, 1996
I strongly support the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's existing National Missile Defense program which includes the ground based interceptor, ground based radar and the Space and Missile Tracking System. I agree that this proposal presents a number of serious questions regarding arms control implications and potential future growth. The committee supports the need to have a serious examination of these questions before any significant amount of funding is directed to further evaluating the Air Force Proposal.
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Tony Thurmond
California
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Discussing the Air Force proposal and the National Missile Defense program.

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