Political Quotes

“Madam Chairman, combatting the threat of nuclear terrorism on American soil is a critical security challenge. At a time when inadequately secured nuclear material can fall into the hands of the world's most extreme groups, we must find ways to strengthen our deterrent against acts of nuclear terrorism. Today, I rise to offer this amendment to improve our Nation's nuclear forensics capability to help deter and respond to terrorism. I am pleased to offer it with my colleague, Representative Schiff, whose leadership on nuclear security issues has been exemplary. When combined with law enforcement and intelligence data, nuclear forensics allows us to trace a nuclear device to its source through technical analysis of its nuclear material or residue following a nuclear detonation. As such, it represents one of the strongest deterrents that we have against rogue nuclear nations who might consider releasing nuclear materials to terrorist groups. This amendment has its roots in a report issued by the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.”