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Dennis Kucinich: “I think we can all appreciate the work of all Federal employees who work in defense-related matters, but that is not…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2001
I think we can all appreciate the work of all Federal employees who work in defense-related matters, but that is not really what this resolution's subtext is about. This is an attempt to approve a process which violates the ABM treaty and which, in its essence, will restart the arms race. There is no reason for the United States and Russia and China to be engaged in a showdown over nuclear arms. We need to get rid of nuclear weapons, we need to enforce our arms treaties, and we need not to move forward with this Star Wars program which wastes taxpayer dollars and which diverts us from the necessary work of building a new peace in our world.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Addressing concerns about a resolution related to defense and nuclear arms.

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