Zach Nunn: “This amendment is sponsored by Senator Lugar, myself, Senator Domenici, Senator Biden, Senator Gramm, Senator Hatch, and…”

“This amendment is sponsored by Senator Lugar, myself, Senator Domenici, Senator Biden, Senator Gramm, Senator Hatch, and others. It has three major thrusts. First, it recognizes that one of our most serious national security threats is the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction--not just nuclear weapons but also chemical and biological weapons. Just this week "The Nuclear Black Market" report came out by the Global Organized Crime Project, which is chaired by William Webster, former head of the FBI and CIA, with the project Director Arnaud de Borchgrave. That publication made it very clear in the findings of this very distinguished group of Americans with considerable national security experience. Quoting from that report: The most serious national security threat facing the United States, its allies, and its interests is the theft of nuclear weapons or weapons-usable materials from the former Soviet Union. The consequences of such a theft--measured in terms of politics, economics, diplomacy, military response, and public health and safety--would be catastrophic.”