Bob Barr: “India conducts nuclear tests; Pakistan then conducts nuclear tests; China we know transfers nuclear technology to…”

“India conducts nuclear tests; Pakistan then conducts nuclear tests; China we know transfers nuclear technology to Pakistan, to Iran, and possibly other nations. Now it turns out that the United States gave missile technology to China. That is right, Communist China, the same country that has transferred that technology to Pakistan, Iran and possibly other adversaries. Though, not to worry, we are told, the Communist Chinese have assured us they will not do it anymore. It is time, Mr. Speaker, for Congress to examine how the President of the United States has become the Proliferator-in-Chief. It is time for the White House to explain how it is that transferring authority for technology waivers from the State Department to the Commerce Department is in our national interests. Why will the White House not respond to the May 1997 Pentagon report that concluded, ``National security has been harmed,'' as a result of the technology transfers arising from China's February 1996 rocket failure? The Proliferator-in-Chief should respond to these questions before the next nuclear tests take the world by surprise yet again.”