today we are considering whether we go back to the cold war. Mr. Chairman, I have supported this SDI research. I represent the Los Alamos Laboratories. But today we do not need SDI. There is no justifiable threat. The technology is not there. And we cannot afford it. And we cannot afford readiness. So the decision today is do we proceed with a system that we cannot afford and we do not need? The answer is no.
Debating the necessity and affordability of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) research.
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