“They tried to rebuild their radar because they can't see anything. We waited until it was almost built and then we hit it.”

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Doug Bereuter: “However, I support this measure because the threats from a limited missile attack are here, now, very real, and…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1999
However, I support this measure because the threats from a limited missile attack are here, now, very real, and potentially very disastrous for our citizens, who are right now undefended against this threat. Contrary to what over 70 percent of the American people believe, we and our forces abroad do not have defense capabilities against even a single ballistic missile. Let me say it again, this U.S. does not have defense capabilities against a single ballistic missile. Is an NMD technologically possible? Yes, it clearly will be technologically feasible. Just 3 days ago, in the skies over New Mexico, the U.S. Army successfully, in effect, hit a bullet with a bullet.
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Discussing missile defense capabilities and supporting a resolution on national security.

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