On the recordMay 15, 1996
Is it not true that in 1987 there existed such a thing as a very powerful and threatening Soviet Union and a Warsaw Pact that is not here today?
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govinfo.govJ. Exon: “Is it not true that in 1987 there existed such a thing as a very powerful and threatening Soviet Union and a Warsaw Pact…”
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Questioning the relevance of a 1987 benchmark in a discussion about the Soviet Union.
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