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Jack Reed: Let me say, if I may, again, we are united in the notion of allowing the research in these first three phases. We choose…

On the recordMay 20, 2003
Let me say, if I may, again, we are united in the notion of allowing the research in these first three phases. We choose a different way to control government access in the succeeding phases. But the effect, I hope, at the end of the deliberations is that the development, engineering, testing, and deployment of nuclear weapons of low-yield will be subject to congressional authority.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing congressional authority over nuclear weapons development during a floor speech.

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