[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       OPPOSING RESUMPTION OF FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE PACIFIC

  (Mr. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague from American Samoa 
in expressing my outrage over France's decision to resume testing.
  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I, along with 20 colleagues, sent a letter to 
the President asking him to seek assurances from French President 
Chirac in their meeting today that France would not go forward in its 
intended resumption of nuclear tests in the Pacific.
  All Pacific communities, including Guam, have a strong interest in 
stopping the insanity of nuclear testing in our region. Over the years, 
more than 100 nuclear devices have been tested in our region--that is 
100 too many.
  Yesterday, President Chirac announced that France would conduct eight 
tests and then sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. By its latest 
announcement to resume tests, France has launched a pre-emptive strike 
on Pacific peoples. Hopefully, the talks today will change the course 
France is on.
  If it is so safe, why not test these warheads in Paris?
  

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