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On the recordJune 23, 1998
I think it is a very responsible effort by our distinguished colleagues, the principal sponsors, and I think the Senate will endorse this... if we do not handle responsibly this crisis--we, the United States--together with our principal allies, it will signal to other nations that they should begin to look towards the development of weapons of mass destruction. In all likelihood, they cannot afford the expense associated with nuclear weapons, but it will propel them into further areas of chemical and biological. So that, to me, is the seriousness of this problem, if we do not handle it fairly, evenhandedly, and with a note of understanding. And that brings me to my question, because section (b)(3) urges other nations to impose sanctions.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the importance of handling a crisis responsibly to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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