Norman D. Dicks: “as I said, that would violate the ABM agreement and would be a very…”

On the recordJune 13, 1996

as I said, that would violate the ABM agreement and would be a very serious mistake. I appreciate the gentleman, all his hard work and his effort and expertise on this matter, and, in my judgment, a ground-based system could be effective; and, frankly, I think the real threat to America is terrorism and, in my judgment, we should be doing more about that. I think that is more of a threat than a ballistic missile attack from an enemy.

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Discussing national security threats and the effectiveness of missile defense systems.

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