Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I offer this amendment for a separate vote because I believe the gravity of the situation with regard to the North Korean nuclear program demands that Congress make its voice heard--this week. Mr. Chairman, North Korea may already have at least one or two nuclear bombs, according to our own CIA. And, just yesterday, North Korea announced that the I.A.E.A. will never--repeat, never--be given access to the nuclear waste sites the I.A.E.A. wants to examine. Mr. Chairman, what I am about to say is very important: Several hours ago President Kim Young Sam of the Republic of Korea declared publicly that the time for negotiations is over, and the time for sanctions has begun. He said North Korea cannot be trusted with half a nuclear bomb, much less one or two, or five, or six, or seven. Mr. Chairman, only just yesterday, the Clinton administration said that North Korea could have four or even five nuclear weapons by the end of the year, based on the amount of plutonium that could be derived from the spent fuel rods that have been removed from the Yongbyon reactor over the past several weeks.”