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Byron Dorgan: I want the Record to reflect something that is half way accurate. All of us understand what that program was intended to…

On the recordOctober 3, 2007
I want the Record to reflect something that is half way accurate. All of us understand what that program was intended to be. This is what the Defense Department says it was intended to be. So when I come to the floor and talk about why this program ought not proceed, it is not authorized, it has not been funded in either the House or Senate appropriations bills and, besides, it is a program that will eventually weaponize space by putting ballistic missile defense interceptors in space, I have the facts on my side.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Addressing the space-based test bed program and its implications during Senate floor debate.

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