Pete Domenici: “Then, Mr. President, Senator Grams of Minnesota, Senator Thompson of Tennessee, and myself have written a letter to all…”

“Then, Mr. President, Senator Grams of Minnesota, Senator Thompson of Tennessee, and myself have written a letter to all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, whereby we have once again summarized this situation that we find, this hope that we have that our President will pursue negotiations and quickly arrive at a bilateral agreement to give the world a gift, a present that says: We are now going to get rid of a huge portion of the dismantlement surpluses that can still be used in the future for nuclear bombs, ridding our world of that potential. We ask that our colleagues read our suggestions, and that they, too, become interested in this proposal. The primary goal of our recent visit to Russia was to explore and develop options for rapid disposition of Russian weapons surplus plutonium. These materials represent a potential clear and present danger to the security of the United States and the world. The 50 tons that Russia has declared as surplus to their weapons program represent enough material for well over 5,000 nuclear weapons.”