[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 96 (Friday, July 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          U.S. SHOULD WAKE UP TO NUCLEAR ATTACK VULNERABILITY

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that it has taken nuclear 
blasts in India and Pakistan to convince American leaders that it is 
time to put an end to our policy of mutually assured vulnerability. 
What I mean by that is that the United States is vulnerable to a 
missile attack.
  Many Americans are unaware of this, but if a missile were to be fired 
at American cities, the United States would be defenseless to stop it.
  Not only that, but this is the deliberate policy of the United States 
to remain defenseless in the face of nuclear attack. The faith of 
liberals in arms control, in a piece of paper, is boundless.
  But recent events in Pakistan and India should serve to force us to 
reconsider our position of vulnerability in the face of a missile 
attack.
  I hope that recent reports that Communist China has 13 nuclear 
missiles aimed at the United States will finally cause our leaders here 
in Washington to wake up. The liberals and our President are always 
saying we must do this for the children, we must do that for the 
children. Well, let us make sure that our Nation is protected from 
nuclear attack for the children.

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