The President's News Conference
03/09/1989
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The primary limit to our ability to develop the technology necessary for ballistic missile defense is our commitment to do so.
We have proved that it is possible to intercept a ballistic missile warhead in space.
Today, U.S. forces abroad and U.S. allies live under a growing threat from ballistic missile attack.
America's future walks through the doors of our schools every single day.