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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
What that leaves, though, is a tremendous amount of concern on the part not just of Members of Congress who like myself support a national missile defense system if it is done appropriately, and if it actually works, but it also raises the possibility that whether it works or not at this point, it has deterrent effect.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Senator Clinton expresses concern about missile defense effectiveness and its deterrent effect.

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