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Joe Biden: “I will ask my friend a question on my time. What is the relevance of whether or not there is a new strategic concept as…”

On the recordApril 30, 1998
I will ask my friend a question on my time. What is the relevance of whether or not there is a new strategic concept as it relates to whether or not Austria is a new member of NATO? Are you suggesting that if the 16 NATO members now agree--or 19 when we finish tonight--to a change in the strategic concept, that change might or might not influence whether we should let Austria in if they meet all other criteria?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Questioning the relevance of NATO's strategic concept to Austria's membership during a debate.

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