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John Spratt: As soon as practicable, and there is plenty of time between now and then to go back to the ABM Treaty once we have…

On the recordJanuary 3, 1996
As soon as practicable, and there is plenty of time between now and then to go back to the ABM Treaty once we have ratified START-II and to deal with the issues that we have to deal with, plenty of time to develop a system and then work out those issues.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Discussing the timeline for addressing the ABM Treaty after ratifying START-II.

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