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On the recordMarch 22, 1999
The threat presented by these technologies, particularly from rogue states such as North Korea, Iraq, Libya and Iran, is growing more serious by the day.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Highlighting the increasing threat from rogue states regarding missile technology.

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