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John Spratt: “This is not foreign aid. This is an investment in our own national security. Here is what is left on the agenda. These…”

On the recordJune 23, 1997
This is not foreign aid. This is an investment in our own national security. Here is what is left on the agenda. These are Nunn-Lugar projects on the agenda. Dismantle 130 SS-19 heavy throw-weight ICBM's, dismantle 54 SS-24 mobile ICBM's, fill in 148 SS-18 silos in Kazakhstan, eliminate 492 SLBM silos, destroy 10 more heavy bombers, complete the construction of a facility in Siberia to safely store over 12,000 nuclear warheads, dispose of 100,000 metric tons of liquid propellants, scrap 916 ballistic rocket motors. That is a concrete list, that is the work order.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Discussing the importance of Nunn-Lugar projects for national security.

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