[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        PROTECT AMERICA FROM THREAT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK

  (Mr. ROGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGAN. Mr. Speaker, recent nuclear tests abroad serve as a stark 
reminder to those who need reminding that the world is still a very 
dangerous place. Although some are tempted to think that free trade and 
diplomacy alone will remove the threat of war, all of history suggests 
this is both fantasy and a dangerous illusion. It was a dangerous 
illusion in 1914, it was a dangerous illusion in 1939, and it remains a 
dangerous illusion today.
  It is crucial that America end this foolish policy of remaining 
vulnerable to a ballistic missile attack. Many Americans will be 
shocked to learn that it is the policy of the United States to have no 
national ballistic missile defense system in place.
  It is time to protect Americans from the threat of a ballistic 
missile attack and recognize the reality that the world is a dangerous 
place. If we fail to do that, Mr. Speaker, we will fail in the most 
crucial obligation we have as a Congress and as the elected 
representatives of the American people--to secure their future.

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