Bill Bennett: “Secretary Cohen has revealed that Chinese military companies have exported a dangerous new weapon to Iran. I have…”

“Secretary Cohen has revealed that Chinese military companies have exported a dangerous new weapon to Iran. I have discussed this weapon on the floor before. But this is a dangerous new development, and I would like to call the attention of Senators to what Secretary Cohen has revealed this morning. We have here a drawing of the C-802 antishipping cruise missile that is designed by the Chinese on the basis of the Exocet missile. Here is a picture of the U.S.S. Stark that was struck by an Exocet missile 10 years ago, in which 37 American sailors were killed. The Stark was out of commission for a full year. Ten years later, the C-802 is considered to be a more lethal weapon than the one that struck the Stark. Here is a picture of a Chinese freighter, on the fantail of which they have loaded five missile boats which are being sent to Iran, each one of them with missile launchers, and four tubes that can be used against American shipping in the gulf.”