Exactly. We hear frequent mention on this floor about the other, non-Iraq dangers facing this country, and our national missile defense system is designed to deal with some of the most worrisome of those threats--an accidental or rogue nation launch of ballistic nuclear weapons against our country. I am sure the chairman and ranking member agree on the value of this system, and that a system as technologically complex as this one requires constant analysis, demonstration, and integration?
Wayne Allard: “Exactly. We hear frequent mention on this floor about the other, non-Iraq dangers facing this country, and our national…”
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Discussing the importance of the national missile defense system in relation to various threats.
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