[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 82 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                          OUR NATION'S DEFENSE

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 22, 1998

  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address 
the important topic of our nation's defense. One of America's leading 
experts in national security issues and U.S. defense strategy lives in 
my home state of Colorado. Mr. James H. Hughes of Englewood, Colorado, 
has written countless articles concerning this topic. I would like to 
submit Mr. Hughes, latest article entitled ``Defense: America's 
Decision'' for the Record. 

                      Defense: America's Decision

                          (By James H. Hughes)

       President Clinton's blatant efforts aiding the 
     proliferation of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons 
     technology, selling U.S. satellite and ballistic missile 
     technology and foreign policy in return for political 
     campaign contributions from the Chinese army and other 
     questionable parties, has manifested itself in the escalating 
     tension and aggressive nuclear testing between India and 
     Pakistan.
       Pakistan's six nuclear tests were a response to India's 
     five nuclear tests in May 1998, including India's test of a 
     thermonuclear device (hydrogen bomb). India's nuclear tests 
     were in turn a response to Pakistan's flight test on April 6, 
     1998 of its new intermediate range ballistic missile called 
     the Ghuari. The signifiance of Pakistan's flight test of its 
     Ghuari intermediate range ballistic missile deserves our 
     understanding.
       The Ghuari ballistic missile increases Pakistan's ability 
     to deliver nuclear warheads from a range of 186 miles (using 
     Pakistan's Chinese-made and designed M-11 missiles) to 930 
     miles. In one step the Ghuari enables Pakistan to strike 
     targets from along its border to targets deep inside India, 
     threatening practically the entire Indian subcontinent. 
     Pakistan's flight test of the Ghuari precipitated India's 
     nuclear tests, especially as Pakistan belligerently claimed 
     the Ghuari could strike many Indian cities.
       India correctly perceives President Clinton could care less 
     about the risks India faces from Pakistan's new ballistic 
     missile. Indeed, President Clinton could care less about our 
     own defense against long-range ballistic missiles. Since 
     taking office in 1993, President Clinton has cut and stripped 
     down our advanced ballistic missile efforts, and insists we 
     remain undefended against intermediate and long-range 
     ballistic missiles.
       President Clinton, rather than even attempting to reassure 
     India diplomatically against Pakistan's aggressive stance 
     with its Ghuari ballistic missile, has played the role of a 
     stooge for the proliferation of ballistic missile and nuclear 
     weapons technology by China and Russia. India had little 
     choice but to test its nuclear weapons to deter Pakistan.
       China provided Pakistan with the ballistic missile 
     technology and expertise to build the Ghuari and its nuclear 
     weapons program, in violation of nonproliferation agreements 
     with the U.S. President Clinton has not sought to enforce 
     nonproliferation agreements with China, rather President 
     Clinton has sought ``inventive legal interpretation to avoid 
     sanctions under U.S. proliferation laws'' (Majority Report of 
     the Senate Subcommittee on International Security, 
     Proliferation, and Federal Services, January 1998, p. 10).
       We should enforce our nonproliferation agreements with 
     China and halt our transfers of advanced technology. If we 
     deploy a ballistic missile defense in space where it could 
     defend against ballistic missiles launched from anywhere 
     including India or Pakistan, we would provide for our own 
     defense and could defend other countries from ballistic 
     missiles. A ballistic missile defense in space would increase 
     our prospect for peace.

  Mr. Speaker, I think Mr. Hughes has issued another thoughtful report 
and it is important that we take a good look at our current defense 
policy and focus on the safety of Americans now and in the future.

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