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On the recordMay 23, 1996
It is still in effect today, although modified. It is a living Executive agreement, in a sense. Departing from that and going back to the ABM Treaty, I remember reviewing this at that time and in the past 2 or 3 years in the course of the debates. Those that were present at that time were clearly of one mind that that treaty was never designed to apply to the short-range theater systems. I might ask, does my distinguished colleague concur in that?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the ABM Treaty and its applicability to short-range theater systems.

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