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On the recordApril 28, 1998
It is well-taken. At every opportunity the Armed Services Committee will do that. Your question is correct, but I say to my good friend that while there is no fixed-in-law obligation for an increased contribution on behalf of the United States to these three potential new members, there is, indeed, a moral, and it seems to me that that moral obligation will come into play very strongly. If for any reason their economies cannot support their quotient of final costs allocated among the three, I am certain the United States would be a participant in picking it up.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the U.S. moral obligation regarding contributions to potential new NATO members.

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