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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
Senator Cornyn, if there were 10 ICBMs deployed by North Korea by the end of 2012, would we have enough GBIs to defend CONUS under current shot doctrine?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Senator Cornyn questions the adequacy of defense systems against potential threats.

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