On the recordMay 14, 2015
Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment that prohibits reducing the alert posture of the ICBM forces. What has changed? Are we safer today than yesterday? Dr. Kissinger, former Secretary of State, testified before Congress, stating: The United States has not faced a more diverse and complex array of crises since the end of the Second World War. On top of the threats that Dr. Kissinger was referring to, we have seen since: the framework of a nuclear agreement with Iran that may give a legal pathway to a nuclear weapon; Russia has announced it will lift its ban and sell advanced missile systems to Iran; and just this past week, there were reports that North Korea has tested a submarine- launched ballistic missile. Mr. Chairman, this is no time to gamble with our safety and with the security of the United States. I support this amendment, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
