On the recordMarch 17, 1994
I have long been a strong advocate of nonproliferation policy. In 1985, Congress enacted the Pressler amendment that prohibits aid to Pakistan unless the President can make a yearly certification that the country does not possess a nuclear explosive device. As many of my colleagues know, the sanctions in that law took effect when the President was unable to make the certification in 1990. Recently, the Pressler amendment has been challenged both by the administration and some in Congress. This is both unfortunate and difficult to understand. The Pressler amendment is the only effective nonproliferation law we currently have on the books. Proliferation of nuclear weapons is the single greatest security threat facing the United States today.
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