Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the amendment I am offering today is designed to send a strong and clear message to North Korea. Since last March, Pyongyang stated its intention to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has engaged in a dangerous game of nuclear poker. The stakes involve nothing less than the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the modern age. In the case of this recalcitrant nation, I fully supported President Clinton, when he declared last November, that ``North Korea cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear bomb.'' This sense-of-Congress amendment, provides an incentive for North Korea to agree to a compromise with the United States, South Korea, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The measure urges the President, (after full coordination with our allies in the region) to prepare to reintroduce United States tactical nuclear weapons to the Korean Peninsula should North Korea not return to, and fully comply with, the NPT treaty. In simple terms, the amendment lays out a marker. Should North Korea choose to continue to defy the nonproliferation regime, great leader Kim II Sung and dear leader Kim Chong-Il should understand that they will not be gaining a nuclear advantage on the peninsula.”