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Mark Warner: “Let me finish. Then, not addressing the SIOPs in any way--I think you understand why we should not do that--I believe…”

On the recordJune 6, 2000
Let me finish. Then, not addressing the SIOPs in any way--I think you understand why we should not do that--I believe that it is unwise, given the current posture of the studies and the fact that on the face they are not up to date--certainly there has been no revelation that these studies are up to date--that we should be making decisions with regard to numbers at this time. I simply will not put my finger on any particular number. Your assumption is reasonable, but I am not going to accede to it.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the reliability of studies related to SIOPs during a Senate debate.

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